Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova
Maria Ulyanova | |
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| Мария Ульянова | |
Maria Ulyanova | |
| Born | Maria Alexandrovna Blank 6 March 1835 |
| Died | 25 July 1916 (aged 81) |
| Known for | Mother of Vladimir Lenin |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 8, including Anna, Aleksandr, Vladimir, Olga, Dmitri and Maria |
| Father | Alexandr Dmitrievich Blank |
Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (Russian: Мария Александровна Ульянова; née Blank; 6 March [O.S. 22 February] 1835 – 25 July [O.S. 12 July] 1916) was the mother of the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, who in 1922 founded the Soviet Union. Well-educated and married to a mathematics-physics teacher, she focused on raising her children.