Lenin and Joseph Stalin. Influence Nechayev's theories had a major influence on other Russian revolutionaries, like Pyotr Tkachev and Vladimir Lenin. He was the first to bring the theme of the professional revolutionary in Russia. Lenin's brother Aleksandr Ulyanov was part of an organization which based its program on Nechayev's. Lenin stated that Nechayev was a "Titan of the revolution" and that all of the communist revolutionaries must "read Nechayev". Many critics inside and out of the Soviet Union labelled his version of revolutionary socialism the one that was taking place in the Soviet Union itself, with Soviet politicians after the Stalin era admitting this themselves many times. He also influenced later generations of Russian revolutionary nihilists. He was rehabilitated during Stalin's time. Notes References Further reading External links Nechayev, Sergey (1869). The Revolutionary Catechism. 1847 births 1882 deaths People from Ivanovo People from Shuysky Uyezd Politicians of the Russian Empire Members of the International Workingmen's Association Narodniks Russian communists Russian nihilists Russian revolutionaries Prisoners and detainees of Russia