Vladimir Ilyich ___, first premier of the Soviet Union (5)
I believe the answer is:
lenin
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">vladimir ilyich</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">first premier of the soviet union</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lenin that I've seen before include "Leader of the Russian Revolution" , "Soviet Union's first premier" , "Communist leader" , "Revolutionary man" , "Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov" .)