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 739 total…

…showed last 75 words of 739 total…equality, as well as helping others when they needed it. <Tab/><Tab/> <Tab/>It is evident that Lenin was influenced by Marx's Communist Manifesto. Lenin took the basic principles and adapted the ideas to what would fit best for him. Many of the theories he adapted were actually against Marxism. If Karl Marx was alive during this period, what would he have thought?