Lenin a realist?

Question: "Lenin was a realist who was prepared to change his policies in order to save the Bolshevik revolution" Discuss Lenin changed his policies to save the revolution. People argue he had no choice due the threat of revolt and being overthrown. But I believe this was true because he was a realist and had seen what War communism had done and he knew he was unlikely to succeed unless the country saw some serious …

…goods. Trade was reestablished with the world and was regulated by trust companies Lenin Did managed to revive the economy but did compromise on his own ideology to achieve his goal of saving his beloved revolution. Although pressured to compromise I believe he could of stuck to War communism if he wanted to by enforcing it with the red army. But he chose the realistic option and reformed. Lenin because of this was a realist