Russia- Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Lenin

While Vladimir Putin has moved farther away from Marxist ideology over the years, Vladimir Lenin had remained a Communist during his entire time as President of Russia. As said in the post below, Putin had moved Russia closer to a democracy by encouraging not only small businesses, but large corporations as well. Lenin, because he was a Communist, brought all aspects of life, especially the economy, under government control. “Government-accountable leaders” were appointed to head separate enterprises of the Russian economy, ultimately giving the government total control. Even though both of these past Russian Presidents implemented drastically different rules, they both were very well received by the Russian population of their time. Lenin was able to take control of Russia right after the Russian Revolution, and with the promises of the good that Communism would bring, the general public excitingly accepted Lenin. American journalist John Reed describes Lenin undisguised in public for the first time being received by “a thundering wave of cheers.” Even though Lenin enacted much more Communist laws compared to Putin, they were both extremely popular among the Russian civilians during their time in office, showing how Russians stress an importance of nationalism by supporting their leader.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin