Who Was Alive

Were Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Vladimir Lenin alive at the same time?

Yes. Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Vladimir Lenin were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1870 to 1881.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was 48 when Vladimir Lenin was born.

Vladimir Lenin was 10 when Fyodor Dostoyevsky died, aged 59.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Russian novelist

Born 30 October 1821 (Julian calendar) · died 28 January 1881 (Julian calendar), aged 59

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

Born 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53

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  2. Karl Marx
  3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
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  7. Adolf Hitler
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Vladimir Lenin in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.