was lenin jewish? wikipedia says his mother was which would make him jewish

Vladimir Lenin was born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. His mother, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, was of a mixed heritage, and there has been some discussion about her ancestry, including suggestions that she had Jewish roots. However, Lenin himself did not identify as Jewish and was raised in the Russian Orthodox faith. According to traditional Jewish law, a person is considered Jewish if their mother is Jewish, so if Maria Alexandrovna had Jewish ancestry, it might qualify Lenin as Jewish by that standard. Nonetheless, Lenin did not practice Judaism or identify as part of the Jewish community. His political ideology, atheism, and engagement in the broader context of Russian history also complicate simplistic labels regarding his identity.