Hey Comrades, here's a thought to chill your bones: What if Lenin had declared himself dictator of Russia? Now, obviously he's going to be overthrown fairly quickly, but what many people forget is that his political writings lead to m any of the institutions we see today. His book "On Socialism and Freedom" is one of the most widely read political works in existence, just behind Das Kapital. Without his influence, it is doubtful that the modern People's Democracies as we understand them would exist at all! What are the other effects of removing Lenin's influence?
And guys, please keep it civil. This is a politics WI, not an economics one.