Editing Nadezhda Alliluyeva (section)

===Professional life===
The Bolsheviks took power in Russia in [[October Revolution|November 1917]] ([[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]] October 1917), which led to the [[Russian Civil War]]. In 1918, Alliluyeva and Stalin moved to Moscow, joining other Bolshevik leaders as the capital was transferred there from [[Petrograd]].<ref name="Montefiore 2003 8">{{harvnb|Montefiore|2003|p=8}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Leningrad|The city was originally named Saint Petersburg and was renamed Petrograd in 1914.<ref>{{harvnb|Figes|2014|p=54}}</ref> It was renamed Leningrad in 1924.<ref>{{harvnb|Figes|2014|p=133}}</ref>}} They took up residence in the [[Amusement Palace]]{{Efn|Also known by its Russian name, Poteshny Palace.<ref name="Montefiore 1"/>}} of the [[Kremlin]], occupying separate rooms.<ref name="Montefiore 1"/><ref>{{harvnb|Kotkin|2014|p=593}}</ref> Stalin made Alliluyeva a secretary at the [[People's Commissariat for Nationalities]], where he served as the head, and in May brought her and her brother Fyodor with him to [[Tsaritsyn]], where the Bolsheviks were [[Battle of Tsaritsyn|fighting]] the [[White Army]] as part of the Russian Civil War.<ref>{{harvnb|Sullivan|2015|p=45}}</ref> Alliluyeva did not stay long there and returned to Moscow, though Stalin's involvement in the Civil War meant he was rarely at home.<ref>{{harvnb|Richardson|1993|p=66}}</ref> By 1921 the Civil War had ended, and in 1922 the [[Soviet Union]] was established, Lenin taking the leading role.<ref>{{harvnb|Kotkin|2014|p=485}}</ref>

Not wanting to be dependent on Stalin, Alliluyeva transferred positions and joined Lenin's secretariat.<ref>{{harvnb|Richardson|1993|p=70}}</ref> This allegedly annoyed Stalin, who wanted his wife to quit her job and remain at home. Alliluyeva was comfortable working for Lenin and his wife [[Nadezhda Krupskaya]], also a Bolshevik functionary, as they were more lenient about her work than Stalin: for example, Lenin knew that Alliluyeva had left school at a young age and consequently forgave her for spelling errors.<ref>{{harvnb|Vasilieva|1994|p=61}}</ref>

In 1921, a few months after the birth of their first child, [[Vasily Stalin|Vasily]], Alliluyeva was expelled from the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Bolshevik Party]]; according to historian [[Oleg Khlevniuk]] she had trouble managing family life, professional work, and party work, and was considered "ballast with no interest in the life of the party whatsoever".<ref>{{harvnb|Khlevniuk|2015|p=252}}</ref> Although she was admitted back through the intercession of top party officials, including Lenin, her full status was not restored until 1924.<ref>{{harvnb|Kotkin|2014|pp=467–468}}</ref> Alliluyeva was concerned that if she did not work outside the home, she would not be taken seriously. She also desired to be qualified for any role she took up.<ref>{{harvnb|Kotkin|2014|pp=594–595}}</ref> After working in Lenin's office, Alliluyeva transferred to briefly work for [[Sergo Ordzhonikidze]], a close friend of Stalin's and a fellow senior Bolshevik, and then on to the International Agrarian Institute in the [[Agitprop|Department of Agitation and Propaganda]] as an assistant.<ref>{{harvnb|Montefiore|2003|pp=7–8}}</ref>

Lenin died in 1924 and was ultimately succeeded as leader of the Soviet Union by Stalin.<ref>{{harvnb|Montefiore|2003|pp=36–37}}</ref> Tired of her work and not happy in her role as the "First Lady", Alliluyeva looked for something else to do with herself.<ref name="Richardson 80">{{harvnb|Richardson|1993|p=80}}</ref> Interested in education and wanting to be more involved with the party, in 1929 she enrolled in the [[Industrial Academy (Moscow)|Industrial Academy]] to study engineering and [[synthetic fibres]], which was a new technology at the time, and became more active in local party meetings.<ref name="Montefiore 2003 8"/><ref>{{harvnb|Sullivan|2015|p=25}}</ref> As was the custom of the time, Alliluyeva registered using her maiden name, which also allowed her to keep a low profile; it is unclear if her associates knew who she was, though it is likely that at least the local party boss, [[Nikita Khrushchev]], knew of her.<ref name="Kotkin 109">{{harvnb|Kotkin|2017|p=109}}</ref> Alliluyeva frequently took the tram from the Kremlin to the academy, joined by {{ill|Dora Khazan|ru|Хазан-Андреева, Дора Моисеевна}}, the wife of [[Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev|Andrey Andreyev]], a leading Bolshevik and associate of Stalin.<ref>{{harvnb|Montefiore|2003|p=43}}</ref> At the academy, Alliluyeva interacted with students from across the Soviet Union. Some have speculated that Alliluyeva learned of the issues the population was facing as a result of the [[Collectivization in the Soviet Union|collectivization of agriculture]], including the [[Soviet famine of 1930–1933|famine in Russia]], and argued with Stalin about this.<ref>{{harvnb|Richardson|1993|pp=119–122}}</ref><ref name="Kotkin 109"/> Khlevniuk concludes that "there is absolutely no hard evidence that [Alliluyeva] objected to her husband's policies{{spaces}}... Her letters give the impression that she, like the rest of the Bolshevik elite, was completely isolated from the suffering of tens of millions outside the Kremlin walls."<ref name="auto">{{harvnb|Khlevniuk|2015|p=255}}</ref>