 Molotov was born Vyacheslav Mikhailovich <unk> ( Russian : <unk> <unk> <unk> ́ <unk> ) in the village of <unk> ( now <unk> in Kirov Oblast ) , the son of a shop clerk . Contrary to a commonly repeated error , he was not related to the composer Alexander Scriabin . Throughout his teen years , he was described as " shy " and " quiet " , always assisting his father with his business . He was educated at a secondary school in Kazan , and joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ( RSDLP ) in 1906 , soon gravitating toward that organisation 's radical Bolshevik faction , headed by V. I. Lenin . 
