Vladimir Lenin · Vladimir Mayakovsky Were Vladimir Lenin and Vladimir Mayakovsky alive at the same time? Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Vladimir Mayakovsky were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1893 to 1924. Vladimir Lenin was 23 when Vladimir Mayakovsky was born.Vladimir Mayakovsky was 30 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53. Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53Vladimir MayakovskyRussian and Soviet poetBorn 19 July 1893 · died 14 April 1930, aged 36 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerVladimir MayakovskyRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Vladimir Lenin and Vladimir Mayakovsky 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.