One of many Soviet leaders who changed the path the country took. Vladimir Lenin was the political leader after the success of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Lenin did many things that changed the path of Russia, which was renamed the Soviet Union after taking power in 1917. Lenin was the great mastermind behind the party Bolshevik and he led the revolution. this allowed him to take power and in turn create a communist state. Lenin then created the "New Economic Policy" which led the Soviet Union into an economic uprising, allowing individual businesses to set the price of their own goods and services, also known as capitalism (http://www .bbc.co.uk). Although Lenin was at times a ruthless but remarkable politician, he was highly respected by the people for leading them to this economic prosperity (http://www.pbs.org). The revolutionary prowess of Lenin, who succeeded in overthrowing the Russian government and bringing his own to power, inspired many other revolutionaries like Fidel Castro (http://www.pbs.org). Eventually, his own respected reputation led Joseph Stalin to "Photoshop" himself with Lenin to gain the respect of the people of the Soviet Union. Lenin led the newly created Bolshevik Party to the success of the October Revolution, to the success of the civil war between the Mensheviks, the Allied Powers and the Russian people against the Bolsheviks, the Communist Party, and he later created the "New economic party”. Politics" that led the newly formed USSR to economic prosperity. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, later named Lenin in Siberia, was born on April 22, 1870 into a well-educated family. Lenin was an exceptional student (http://www. bbc.co.uk ) He was exposed to radical beliefs and was further influenced by the executive...... middle of the newspaper ......R, of the newly captured Russia a. noticed that its social economy was "at a standstill", so he decided to leave the people with their old economy. Lenin implemented the "New Economic Policy" by which he changed the economy of the USSR to an economy. communist to a capitalist economy, greatly increasing the country's economy (http://www.bbc.co.uk) This policy continued for many years after his death (http://www.bbc.co.uk). . Lenin was a revolutionary mastermind, but he stagnated as a statesman (http://www.pbs.org) Lenin led the newly created Bolshevik party to the success of the October Revolution. of the civil war between the Mensheviks, the Allied Powers and the Russian people against the Bolsheviks, the Communist Party, and he later created the "New Economic Party". Politics" that led the newly formed USSR to economic prosperity.