In Russia, was the communist leader who seized Ukraine and Belarus to form the Soviet Union. He was followed by, who implemented total government control over businesses.

Vladimir Ilich Lenin is the great first leader of the revolution, who led it and consolidate it in the first years of communis power until his death in 1924. He was succeeded by Joseph Stalin, who reached absolute power, developed a strictly centralized command economy, eliminated political rivals within the party, purged the ranks of the party, the army and the government and created a personality cult.