Whose ideas did Lenin take and apply them to Russia?

Karl Marx had the greatest influence on Lenin. Lenin did not adopt all of Marx's ideas but he was a dedicated Marxist.

Explanation:

Born in Simbirsk on the Volga in 1870, Lenin was to experience a time of great upheaval in Russia. The semi-feudal country was ruled by Tsarist despotism. The revolutionary intelligentsia, faced with this despotism, were attracted to the terrorist methods of the Peoples’ Will. Indeed, Lenin’s elder brother, Alexander, was hanged for his part in the attempted assassination of Tsar Alexander III.Following this tragedy, Lenin entered university and was soon expelled for his activities.

a. competition with other nations.