What ideology was Russia before communism?

According to Soviet ideology, Russia was in the transition from capitalism to socialism (referred to interchangeably under Lenin as the dictatorship of the proletariat), socialism being the intermediate stage to communism, with the latter being the final stage which follows after socialism.

Who started Communism in Russia?

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Communist Party of the Soviet Union Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза
Founder	Vladimir Lenin
Founded	August 1903 (faction of the RSDLP) January 1912 (split with RSDLP) May 1917 (separate VII congress held) 8 March 1918 (official name change)
Banned	6 November 1991

How did communism start in Russia?

Communism in Russia. Communism in Russia began after Tsar Nicholas II lost his power during the February Revolution. The Provisional Government was established under Prince Lvov, however, the Bolsheviks refused to accept the government and revolted in October 1917, taking control of Russia.

How did the Provisional Government come to power in Russia?

The Provisional Government was established under the liberal and social-democratic government; however, the Bolsheviks refused to accept the government and revolted in October 1917, taking control of Russia. Vladimir Lenin, their leader, rose to power and governed between 1917 and 1924.

What is Communism today?

Communism launched from Lenin’s October Revolution and spread to China with Mao Zedong ’s rise to power and to Cuba, with Fidel Castro ’s takeover. It was the ideology behind one side of the Cold War and saw a symbolic decline with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today just a handful of countries remain under communist rule.

Was communism really vetoed out of Russia?

This is what the leaders in the U.S.S.R. faced that culminated into them voting their Communist government out of existence in 1991. But just because Communism was voted out of Russia, did not bring the impoverished nation into extinction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goUBuAWO7Xc