Well guys, I'v read your posts and must say - your view on russian's history is rather... как сказать? однобокий, короче... The level of ecomomy in Russian empire in 1913, even this the 1905's year revolution was so strong, that it was able to become the gratest economic in the world... If the WW1 not come... There wasn't any Lenin's deed - to make Russia great and prosperous, it's the FACT now - he took money from german kaizer Wilgelm to destroy Russia as a political and military force...
His words :"Any means are good to take the power" That is not a citate, but the meaning is exact