Just a few decades ago, the name of Maria Aleksandrovna Ulyanova was pronounced with great respect: after all, she was the mother of the leader of the world proletariat, Vladimir Lenin. Then other times came. Those who collected dirt on the communist leaders did not ignore Maria Alexandrovna.
From the biography of Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova
The mother of the future revolutionaries was born on March 6, 1835 in St. Petersburg. As a girl, she bore the surname Blank. When the girl was six years old, the family left Petersburg. Maria Alexandrovna's childhood years were spent in the Kazan province: here she lived in the village of Kokushkino. Maria's father was a court counselor and physiotherapist.
In 1861, Maria Alexandrovna met a friend of her sister's husband, Ilya Nikolaevich Ulyanov. Soon the young people got married. Later, the family moved to Simbirsk, where Ulyanov was promoted to inspector, and then director of district schools. In 1886, Ilya Nikolaevich passed away. Maria Alexandrovna was left with six children.
Another blow of fate awaited the woman: her eldest son, being a student at the capital's university, joined the People's Will and in 1887 was sentenced to be hanged as a participant in a conspiracy against the sovereign. Subsequently, all the other children of Maria Alexandrovna, one way or another, were engaged in revolutionary activities. The mother supported their life choices.
In recent years, publications began to appear, the authors of which tried to discredit the name of M. A. Ulyanova and prove that Alexander was her illegitimate son. Such speculations have not found any serious confirmation and response among reputable historians.
Mother of revolutionaries
From childhood, Maria Alexandrovna was accustomed to order. Her father raised her in severity. Such upbringing tempered the girl, made her hardy, helped to survive the blows of fate. Those who knew Maria Alexandrovna well noted her firm and even character.
Maria Ulyanova was a very gifted person. She was passionate about getting an education. And in the conditions of home education, she achieved great success. Maria Alexandrovna was fond of music and literature, knew foreign languages. She and her husband were close to the ideas of the famous Russian enlighteners.
At one time, the girl successfully passed the external exams and received the title of primary school teacher. Maria Alexandrovna applied her pedagogical knowledge in the upbringing of children.
Maria Alexandrovna always took care of her husband and children. She saw her task in creating favorable conditions for her husband's work and his good rest.
Maria Alexandrovna actively helped the children in their revolutionary work. She organized the transfer of parcels for the arrested, fussed about the children of the exiled comrades, participated in the collection of funds. In 1910, Lenin's mother took part in a meeting of a group of Bolsheviks held in Stockholm, where her son made a presentation.
M. A. Ulyanova did not live quite a bit before the October Revolution. She passed away on July 25, 1916. The life of Maria Alexandrovna can serve as an example of love for her children and an example of maternal deed.
