Following the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks began drastic economic and social reforms to shift Russia from an autocratic rule to a Marxist state. Lenin’s initial economic policies were designed to combat the economic issues within the country by the civil war; this economic system, which existed in Russia from 1918 to 1921, was known as War Communism. During this time, several measures were taken to ensure the nationalization of land, banks, and shipping, while foreign trade was declared a state monopoly. Lenin stressed the crucial role of worker motivation and discipline to secure the sustenance of the communist regime, and utilized ideology rather than…