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The Bolsheviks planned to abolish private property and establish what was social equality, in their view.
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JordanFrom my current knowledge of Soviet history, Lenin hoped to change a formerly Tsarist and predominantly peasant-based society and economy into a socialist variation. While some condemn him for simply reinstating capitalistic ideas, he wanted to kill two birds with one stone: 1) he wanted to maintain his original goals of socialism then communism (as Marx had theorized) and 2) to maintain the capitalist prerequisites that Marx had also theorized of in that he brought the "free market" to Russia in the hopes that this would get the economy running and stabilized so he could later follow through with socialism.
But how did he hope to do this? Well, he was definitely an opportunist in that he saw the February Revolution and the end of WWI as the build up for his own revolution that would land the Bolsheviks in power. And that did, in fact, work. He had to defend his ever-evolving ideas (he was very much an idealist in the beginning and a violent and pragmatic revolutionary in the end) from the White Army (also known as the Mensheviks) as well as the western capitalists that aided all anti-Bolsheviks. But basically, once he had obtained power with the Bolsheviks (which he had essentially founded), he simply had to maintain that power to change Russia.
So in short: Russia was to go from a very backwards civilization (though, history has shown Russia was on the verge of finally catching up with the western powers, but it was taking a very long time to go over the edge) to a socialist government that would, hopefully, through its successful socialist revolution, would inspire other western civilizations to have their own revolutions (remember, WWI had left Europe ravaged and stagnant). This would ultimately result in an international socialist regime that could help Russia in an economic and industrial way, while Russia could reciprocate with providing much needed food.
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What event caused Lenin to return to Russia from exile?
The February 1917 Russian Revolution brought Lenin back to Russia. He had been living in Switzerland at the time and the revolution took him by surprise. The German High Command arranged for Lenin to be transported from Switzerland to Russia in a diplomatically sealed train. The Germans wanted Lenin to create more revolutionary disruption in the hope that a new Russian government would get Russia out of World War I.
Who developed the soviet New Economic Policy?
Vladimir Lenin started the New Economic Policy in an attempt to improve the Soviet economy.
What was the name given to lenins economic policy to restore order to russia?
Lenin's plan was called the "New Economic Policy."
What country brought Lenin back from exile?
Germany hoped Lenin would be disruptive and stir up trouble in Russia in order to spark a revolution that would eventually take Russia out of World War 1, so it sent Lenin back to Russia. This would permit Germany to concentrate its military forces on other fronts instead of having to split them between two fronts. The strategy succeeded quickly since Lenin arrived in Russia in April 1917 and by October 25, 1917 (old style Russian calendar; November 7, new style) engineered the coupe that toppled the Provisional Government . In March 1918, Lenin, Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending Russia's participation in World War 1.
What effect did Vladimir Lenin seizing control have on Russia's role in World War 1?
Lenin ended Russia's participation in WW I, recognizing the need to concentrate Russia's efforts on establishing their own new government, since the 1917 Revolution had only just occurred not long before he took over.
