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When Lenin came to power, his rhetoric was anything but flowery. The slogans associated with the Bolshevik uprising were devoid of idealism; instead, they focused on a philosophy of relentless class warfare. The owners of property and wealth were portrayed as adversaries to be exterminated for the sake of the collective good. Lenin’s approach offered a stark and brutal reality: the elimination of class enemies was deemed a necessary component of revolutionary success.