Lenin, Leader of the Bolsheviks and Tsar Nicholas II are fundamentally differing men with fatally flawed ideals, but how similar in fact are they?
The first differences of their attempts of controlling Russia are seen through their leadership style. Lenin's leadership style is portrayed in multiple ways, the first of which being the way he dealt with opposition. …show more content…
The Government structure of Tsar Nicholas II was nothing short of a savage autocracy. Locals were appointed by the Tsar for positions of power, an example of this is the appointment of judges by the Tsar (Source a3). Locals would only be appointed if their ideological beliefs matched the Tsars. People in power contrasting the Tsar's ideals were removed from the playing field by use of the secret police. In contrast to the Tsar, Lenin wanted communism for all, the mission to abolish all of the classist system. Lenin wanted to give the power to the people, the full power of publicly owning everything from the industrial sector to commercial sector. However, both leaders use ethically questionable tactics to achieve their goals, such as, but not limited to using terror tactics, and oppression of certain …show more content…
Their decisions throughout their time in power had key differences, nevertheless, they are quite similar. This is seen via the way they dealt with criticism and opposition, not to mention how their leadership style had an impact on their governmental structure. It is imperative we continue learning about these turbulent times in Russia as it is important and relevant today with our ever changing society, to learn from previous mistakes to try to better our society. While learning about communism may not be as important and advanced as learning how to make more efficient technology, learning from the mistakes of the communist rise, allows for the ground works to be laid to allow for a better