Communism did not work. without an outside source of goods and services to re-distribute. Communism was unable to generate enough food to feed its people. Communism could not accumulate surplus capital needed to industrialize the country. Lenin, like all idealists, thought the good things simply dropped out of the sky.
In 1924 Lenin recognized that communism was defunct as an economic system and introduced the “new Economic Policy.” This “new” policy was economic capitalism. A free market was allowed to be re-born in Russia and functioned until the nation was stabilized. After that Lenin died and Stalin went forward, using terrorism and gangsterism, with what modern Democrats call a progressive agenda.
Chavez continues to show his ignorance by using Russia as a role model.
The “Red Terror” was instituted by Lenin from 1918 to 1922, before Stalin took over.
That may be what Chavez will use to consolidate his power, as the Bolsheviks did before him.