The Legacy of Lenin
Origin of a Global Giant
Lenin's NEP was one of the key programs that motivated the current Soviet Union. However, his bigger role, besides founding the Soviet Union, is that he ended up setting with his death. When he died, he left a power vacuum that no one could fill, leading to a government ruled by more than one person, as it is currently. This also lead, overtime, to many of its totalitarian elements gradually loosening. Of course...
