Sapov V.V. Pitirim Sorokin and V. I. Lenin. Vestnik of Syktyvkar University. Series of humanitarian Sciences, 2017, Issue 1, pp. 10–33. Sapov V.V. Pitirim Sorokin and V. I. Lenin. Vestnik of Syktyvkar University. Series of humanitarian Sciences, 2017, Issue 1, pp. 10–33.ISSN 2306-8450Posted on site: 20.11.17AbstractThe article examines the relationship between two prominent political opponents – P.A. Sorokin and V.I. Lenin. Social and political journalism, memoirs and other historical documents are analyzed in order to show how Sorokin evaluated the Lenin’s personality, and how Lenin’ actions and decisions influenced over the Sorokin’s life.