Fanny Kaplan

Assassanation
Fanny Kaplan was a Russian Socialist who tried to kill then Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin on August 30th, 1918 at the Hammer and Sickle arms factory. Once Lenin got out of his car, she called out to him, when he turned around, she shot him. Lenin survived the shooting, but would have health problems later. She was executed by Alexander Garden via gunshot to the back of the head.

Motive
Fanny Kaplan considered Lenin a "Traitor to the revolution" after signing the Treaty of Brest-litovsk.