1. The Bolsheviks: Ideology of Power
Lenin realized that Russia was too fragile to face war with Germany and without stability or peace, the Bolshevik regime would barely survive. ... The Communist Party pursuance of the economic policy was a key factor that demonstrated the party's ideological flexibility in its adoption of War Communism. In 1918, the need to fight a civil war and to build a socialist society were the two distinct burdens the communist party faced. ... To restore the shattered economy and political stability of Russia after the failure of War Communism, the Bolsheviks initiated the New Economic Policy (NE...
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