His third stroke was it? There have been persistent rumors, based on circumstantial evidence and a report by famous scientist Ivan Pavlov, that Lenin may have had the strokes but their underlying cause was that Lenin had syphillis.
Blaming the strokes for his death, the Soviets made huge attempts to cover up whatever lay behind Lenin's erratic, manic behaviour, his bouts of rage and his untimely death.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6406447/Vladimir-Lenin-died-from-syphilis-new-research-claims.html
See also: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/a-retrospective-diagnosis-says-lenin-had-syphilis.html
I know it is not uncommon to attribute various ailments to disliked world leaders, but in Lenin's case, given his psychopathic behavior, it seems a distinct possibility.
I read that also and I do buy it. I don’t thik it rules out strokes and besides that was the caption on my picture. :-)