Yes, Lenin was a communist, although his ideas on how a country should become communist were not the same as Karl Marx's ideas. Lenin often deviated from strict Marxist ideology in order to accomplish his personal agenda.
No. Lenin imposed a political system which then imposed socialism.
What Lenin did impose on Russia after the October Revolution and at the start of the Russian Civil War was a system known as "war communism." This was not true communism but a forced appropriation of agricultural produce to support the war effort.
Lenin did believe in Communism, but he did not believe it had to come about the way Karl Marx said it would. Marx thought communism would evolve irresistibly from capitalism to socialism to communism. Although Lenin believed in the concept of communism, he felt it could come about through a a strong central government.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.
Vladimir Lenin, then Joseph Stalin
Technically speaking, no one ever set up a communist state as Karl Marx defined communism. Vladimir Lenin, after the October Russian Revolution, set up a socialist state in Russia, expecting that at some time in the future it would become a true communist state. It was referred to as a communist state because he had the name of the Bolshevik Party changed to the Communist Party in 1918.
The Bolshevik's/Communist Part- Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin was the first leader of the Communist Party. He had been the founder and leader of the Bolshevik Party since 1903 and remained so when the Bolshevik Party officially changed its name to the Communist Party in March 1918.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.
Vladimir Lenin directed the Communist Revolution in 1917.
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir I. Lenin
communist manifesto
Vladimir Lenin, then Joseph Stalin
Technically speaking, no one ever set up a communist state as Karl Marx defined communism. Vladimir Lenin, after the October Russian Revolution, set up a socialist state in Russia, expecting that at some time in the future it would become a true communist state. It was referred to as a communist state because he had the name of the Bolshevik Party changed to the Communist Party in 1918.
Lenin controlled the Bolshevik Party, which changed its name to the Communist Party in 1918.
Vladimir Lenin
The Bolshevik's/Communist Part- Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin