Russia Under The Bolshevik Regime -

By 1921, the failure of War Communism led to the New Economic Policy (NEP) , a temporary retreat toward a market economy to stabilize the country.

Following the October Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, moved rapidly to consolidate power and dismantle the structures of the Russian Empire . Russia Under The Bolshevik Regime

The text below provides an overview of Russia during the Bolshevik era, often framed by the historical analysis found in Richard Pipes' seminal work of the same name. By 1921, the failure of War Communism led

: The regime launched aggressive campaigns against the Orthodox Church and traditional Russian culture, attempting to replace them with a secular, pro-proletarian identity. led by Vladimir Lenin