The April Theses author Vladimir is Lenin, a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He was the leader of the Bolshevik Party and the first head of the Soviet Union. Lenin wrote the April Theses in 1917, which outlined his ideas for the transformation of Russia into a socialist state. The April Theses were a major factor in the October Revolution of 1917, which saw the overthrow of the provisional government and the establishment of the Soviet Union.