>>15018347Communism unironically made everything horrible. Pre-WW1, Russia was rapidly industrializing, and if it hadn't gone to war, then it probably would've turned into a republic with a constitutional monarchy and became western. Germany was shitting its pants at how fast Russia was industrializing. Communists, specifically Bolsheviks, ruined everything becaus they thought violent revolution was necessary. Social Democrats and Mensheviks would've been fine provided they didn't push too far left