Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Vladimir Lenin founded the Bolshevik Party
Statement II: Joseph Stalin was the successor to Lenin and led the Soviet Union during its consolidation

In the light of the above statements, Choose the correct answer from the options given below
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3. Statement I is true but statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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The correct answer is Option 1 - 1 (Both Statement I and Statement II are true)

Given statements:

Statement I: Vladimir Lenin founded the Bolshevik Party (true)
Statement II: Joseph Stalin was the successor to Lenin and led the Soviet Union during its consolidation (true)

Vladimir Lenin: Founder of the Bolshevik Communist party; leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the founder-head of the USSR during the most difficult period following the revolution (1917-1924); a practitioner of Marxism and a source of inspiration for communists all over the world.

Joseph Stalin: Successor to Lenin and led the Soviet Union during its consolidation (1924-53); began rapid industrialisation and forcible collectivisation of agriculture; credited with Soviet victory in the Second World War; held responsible for the Great Terror of the 1930s, authoritarian functioning and elimination of rivals within the party.