Proper noun
An oblast of Russia.
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Владимир (Vladímir), popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgVladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct. Dean Koontz
Seventy years ago this November, Vladimir Lenin created the modern totalitarian state, transforming simpler forms of tyranny into history's most sophisticated apparatus of rule by terror. Michael Johns
Evolution was Vladimir Ilich Lenin's problem. Lenin lead the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and took over Russia. He killed the Zar and his family in cold blood. There would not be communism in Russia today if had not been for Charles Darwin's book on evolution. Kent Hovind
Vladimir Ilyich, your concrete actions are completely unworthy of the ideas you pretend to hold. Peter Kropotkin
Donald Trump says he admires Vladimir Putin, while has called George W. Bush a liar. That is a twisted example of evil trumping good. Mitt Romney
Vladimir Putin wants to become the de facto head of an illiberal, xenophobic, hypernationalist trend in world politics. David Remnick