The moment Lenin stepped into power, he knew what he wanted. All
along, ever since the start, Lenin had wanted a Proletariat
Revolution, which had been acheived, and then a Dictatorship of
the Proletariat, in which he would rule on their behalf. His
government would have complete power and the people would not
have any opportunity to decide if they wished to be controlled
by other parties. Marx had said in his writings that this was
necessary to put down all opposition and put Communist reforms
into place. All political parties had been banned and party
committees were set up all over to govern Russia. The most
important committee was the Central Committee, made up of 3 sub-
committees called the Orgburo, the Politburo and the
Secretariat. When Lenin promised that a Consituent Assembly
would be formed, he fulfilled his promise by holding elections
immediately. However, it met only once and was disbanded shortly
after. The Bolsheviks had a secret police known as the Cheka. A
Polish-born Communist by the name of