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A democratic form of government was not part of Lenin's plan. Lenin never intended for the new government to be a democratic government, that is, open to all citizens. He believed that it was necessary to keep government in the hands of a small group of like-minded people so that the gains made by the revolution would not be lost. That meant that only members of the Bolshevik Party were going to be allowed to hold high offices in it and the Bolshevik, later Communist, Party would never lose control of the government no matter what the people of Russia wanted. Freedom to oppose his policies was not to be allowed either.
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You could say it was the assassination of the Archdule Franz Ferdinand. Strictly, it was the mobilisation of Russia in support of Serbia, which put-out the German plan. This had depended on knocking-out France before turning on Russia. Now Russia needed attacking first, so Germany had to invade France via Belgium, whose neutrality had been guaranteed by Britain.
he supported tighter controls and restrictions on the press