Did Lenin want the USSR to have less territory? I know Lenin was instrumental in Finland's independence from what was previously Imperial Russian territory.
Eh, as I understand it there wasn’t much choice. The Fins were pretty set on independence and had been semi-autonomous under the Tsar. The bolsheviks had bigger fish to fry at that time. Same reason B-L gave up so much territory.
Did Lenin want the USSR to have less territory? I know Lenin was instrumental in Finland's independence from what was previously Imperial Russian territory.
Eh, as I understand it there wasn’t much choice. The Fins were pretty set on independence and had been semi-autonomous under the Tsar. The bolsheviks had bigger fish to fry at that time. Same reason B-L gave up so much territory.