Lenin's views were heavily influenced by Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto. Lenin along with his close friend, Leonid Trotsky, took key theories from Marx's writing and adapted them to help revolutionize Russia. The Bolsheviks principles were a mold of Marx, filled with the toughness of Lenin. By manipulating these theories he changed Russia, the ideology, and power. Lenin's close friend Leonid Trotsky was a very important part in the Russian Revolution, he was considered Lenin's …showed first 75 words of 814 total…

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