ABSTRACT
Lenin immersed himself in his law studies, avoiding the revolutionary plots planned to avenge his brother. On December 4, 1887, he happened to participate in a student meeting, which presumably was protesting against a lack of academic freedom. Lenin moved to Kokushkino, situated about twenty miles from Kazan. His sister Anna was there already, and for some time Vladimir and Anna were by themselves, making full use of the excellent library that their grandfather Blank and their late uncle Dimitri had collected. Lenin frequently obtained money from his mother; all the brothers and sisters were assisted by the old lady when they were removed from her, in jail or in exile. In November, 1889, Lenin petitioned the educational authorities for permission to take examinations as an external student. In August 1892, Lenin was admitted to the lower courts and in September 1893, moved to St Petersburg, where he joined the law firm of M. F. Wolkenstein, another 'liberal'.
