Russia in the early 20th century was mainly agricultural, not industrial but, because they were so determined and had strong leadership, the Communists took power. The head of state, Czar Nicholas II, was overthrown, and later that year Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party established the first Marxist government in the world. With the formation of this Communist government began the downfall of what Marx had envisioned. Lenin had established a so-called Marxist government, but he felt that Russia wasn't ready for the Marxist idea of communism. He believed that the country first had to be industrialized. That had been one of Marx's conditions. Secondly, Lenin felt that the new ruling class, the working class, was not yet ready for ruling, so he took up the position. That is where the main problem lies, in the forming of communism. From the very beginning, even before the predicted revolution, communism benefits the leaders", which is completely opposite to what Marx had planned. The problem with capitalism, according to Marx, was that leaders were taking the lives and futures of others in their hands and using them to their advantage and this problem was getting worse. As Russia progressed, Lenin guaranteed that people did not gain too much freedom and created forces like the secret police and one-party rule. So, the distortion of communism is present even in the beginning.
Following the first step towards communism is the revolution that Marx predicted would eventually occur. However, through a revolution, especially a violent one that Marx believed would sometimes be necessary, people will gain power and as the infamous saying goes, "power corrupts." In order for a revolution to occur there must be a leader who will eventually take a greater power and use it to his advantage, which would destroy Marx's idea of equality from the beginning. Lenin and his Bolsheviks practiced this type of leadership.
