The Russians start their propaganda by pretending to be a majority. The word “Bolshevik” means majority and in fact these commies were a minority when they started out.
Pretending to be a majority creates a bandwagon effect where people will join with the supposed majority simply out of peer pressure.
The same tactic is endlessly practiced by the pro Russian trolls on this very site. They pretend to speak for a majority in hopes they can sway people to support the murderous Putin regime.
What was your screen name here before you got zotted?
This report came from the Senate intelligence committee. Believe them if you feel like it. This committee also thought Trump was a Russian spy, that January 6 was a Trump lead insurrection, etc. etc.