Lenin a Realist?

Question: "Lenin was a realist who was prepared to change his policies in order to save the Bolshevik revolution"
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Lenin changed his policies to save the revolution. People argue he had no choice due the threat of revolt and being overthrown. But I believe this was true because he was a realist and had seen what War communism had done and he knew he was unlikely to succeed unless the country saw some serious economic reform to recover.
Russia since 1914 had been involved in conflict one after another. They had torn the economy to shreds and the country was starving. …