Although Stalin and Lenin both shared the primary Socialist ideologies, Lenin strongly believed that any semblance of great Russian nationalism needed to be eliminated, as it was the primary threat to the international success of communism. Meanwhile, Stalin still believed the great Russian identity should be superior to those of its neighbors, and great Russia should be a leader over its neighbors. Ultimately during the earliest days of the formation of the USSR, although in diminishing health, Lenin‘s writings served as a template for the formation of the Soviet Union. The union was ultimately made up of the Soviet Republic of Russia, the Soviet Republic of Ukraine, the Soviet republic of Belarus, and the Transcaucasian federation, which was made up of Georgia Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Stalin had successfully padded union Government positions with allies who held great Russian nationalistic sentiment, but the overall structure of the union can be mostly attributed to Lenin.
