Again in Russia, we find a tiny group of zealots-calling themselves "the majority" {Bolsheviks}-who planned to control everything from a central authority. Lenin wrote most of the "scientific" program for a dictatorship of the proletariat in Russia, which was then debated and modified by other communist leaders. Socialism had to be imposed from above, by educated elites. There would be no from-the-bottom-up modifications.
In Russia, a small faction known as the Bolsheviks, who termed themselves "the majority," aimed to exert total control through a centralized authority. Lenin played a crucial role in drafting the theoretical framework for what would become a dictatorship of the proletariat, which was later discussed and adjusted by fellow communist leaders. This approach highlighted a belief that socialism should be enforced by an educated elite rather than evolving organically from grassroots movements.
This perspective underscored a significant ideological stance that revolutions and systemic changes required direction from the top, rejecting any ideas of gradual or bottom-up transformation. The Bolsheviks' vision aimed for an authoritarian imposition of socialist principles, marking a definitive break from more democratic or spontaneous approaches to social change.
