Vladimir Lenin
- came back from exile in spring of 1917
- agreed to treaty of brest-litovsk
- Leadership established under council of people's commissars
- was the leader of the Bolsheviks
- redistributed land and nationalized banks
- banks nationalized
- private accounts confiscated
- foreign trade became state monopoly
- opposition groups (Mensheviks) made illegal
Summary
Lenin was a key figure in the evolution of communism and how it would play out initially in Russia. His economic and industrial ideas would be hugely significant.
"Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners." -Lenin
Subjunctive: How would Russian society have been different for decades to come had Lenin not rose to prominence?