Vladimir Lenin · Marina Tsvetaeva Were Vladimir Lenin and Marina Tsvetaeva alive at the same time? Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Marina Tsvetaeva were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1892 to 1924. Vladimir Lenin was 22 when Marina Tsvetaeva was born.Marina Tsvetaeva was 31 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53. Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53Marina TsvetaevaRussian poetBorn 8 October 1892 · died 31 August 1941, aged 48 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerMarina TsvetaevaRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Vladimir Lenin and Marina Tsvetaeva 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.