Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya was born on this day in 1869.

Do you know about Krupskaya's legacy beyond being “Lenin’s wife”?

Krupskaya’s early involvement in Marxist student societies gave her an understanding of the struggles and injustices of working-class people. She dedicated almost 50 years to the party and revolutionary transformation of society.

Krupskaya played a vital role in organizing the underground conspiratorial network supporting the Bolsheviks during the lead-up to the 1917 Revolution, coordinating secret Bolshevik organizers throughout the Russian Empire.

After the revolution succeeded, Krupskaya was instrumental in organizing the Soviet education and library systems after the revolution. Her pedagogical legacy encompassed all aspects of education policy, including teacher training, adult education, and eradicating illiteracy.

Her work in education policy improved the lives of millions of people and ensured that the principles of socialism were instilled in the next generation.

Despite being often minimized as simply Lenin’s wife, her partnership with Lenin was important, but her efforts and contributions to the Marxist-Leninist cause were revolutionary in their own right.

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