The Bolsheviks aimed to create a completely new society based on Marxist principles, often using "unbounded terror" to enforce their will.
By 1921, the failure of War Communism led to the New Economic Policy (NEP) , a temporary retreat toward a market economy to stabilize the country. Russia Under The Bolshevik Regime
: In 1922, the Soviet Union was officially formed, integrating several socialist republics under central control in Moscow. The Bolsheviks aimed to create a completely new
: By the early 1920s, the Bolsheviks had banned all other political parties, effectively turning Russia into a one-party state. Transition to the Soviet Union (1921–1924) the Soviet Union was officially formed
: The regime launched aggressive campaigns against the Orthodox Church and traditional Russian culture, attempting to replace them with a secular, pro-proletarian identity.