4a. Lenin adapted Marxism to conditions in Russia because the country was in a state that wouldn't have been ideal for Marx's concepts. Marx had predicted that the unhappy working class would overthrow the capitalist government, as they were the getting shorthanded. However, this wasn't the case in Russia, as Russia lacked a large urban proletariat. So Lenin set up his own carefully constructed group, called the Bolsheviks, or the majority to start the revolution. 4…showed first 75 words of 531 total…

…showed last 75 words of 531 total…heavy industry, improve transportation and increase farming output. In order to this, he brought all of the USSR's economy under control of the government, establishing a command economy. Bonuses inspired the business managers and workers to help meet the high standards he set. His plan yielded mixed results. Some improvements were made, yet Russia still had a low living standard. Wages and consumer production were both low and some areas benefited while others situation worsened.