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{{Main|Atheism and Mass Murder}}

{{Main|Atheism and Mass Murder}}

Like Stalin and Mao, and despite his more positive reputation among Leftists, Lenin also wished to exterminate the peasant class, even orchestrating famines to do so, in order to force his will on Socialism. This also proves that Communism, despite the PR, never cared at all for the poor.<ref name="Russia's Original Cold-Blooded Communist Revolutionary">http://canadafreepress.com/article/vladimir-lenin-russias-original-cold-blooded-communist-revolutionary</ref>

Like Stalin and Mao, and despite his more positive reputation among Leftists, Lenin also wished to exterminate the peasant class, even orchestrating famines to do so, in order to force his will on Socialism. This also proves that Communism, despite the PR, never cared at all for the poor.<ref name="Russia's Original Cold-Blooded Communist Revolutionary">http://canadafreepress.com/article/vladimir-lenin-russias-original-cold-blooded-communist-revolutionary</ref> On a similar note, he also actively encouraged the use of terror for the revolution, to such an extent that when the second Soviet congress passed a resolution to abolish the death penalty without his knowledge due to being absent that time, he flew into a rage and screamed "Nonsense, how can you make a revolution without firing squads? Do you expect to dispose of your enemies by disarming yourself? What other means of repression are there? Prisons? Who attaches significance to that during a civil war?" That said, however, he made sure to avoid publicly endorsing the terror, having others sign the death warrants in his stead, which resulted in the false myth that he was the good and gentle ruler of the Soviet Union who was isolated from the Red Terror.<ref>https://erenow.net/modern/a-peoples-tragedy-russian-revolution/44.php</ref>

The [[Russian Civil War]] was fought between the [[Bolshevik]]-led [[Red Army]] and the [[White Army]], which had many factions. As both sides committed gross atrocities, the White Army had only a small one wanted to restore the [[monarchy]].

The [[Russian Civil War]] was fought between the [[Bolshevik]]-led [[Red Army]] and the [[White Army]], which had many factions. As both sides committed gross atrocities, the White Army had only a small one wanted to restore the [[monarchy]].