Although to some extent other tsars and communists resorted to the military, censorship and propaganda proved effective in eliminating opposition compared to Stalin's methods, as their methods quickly ended to the opposition, while Stalin had to resort to violence to maintain the stability of his regime. The maintenance of the army throughout Tsarism and Communism differs in that Tsarism used the army to suppress opposition by putting an end to protests and strikes, whereas among the Communists there was a continuity since Lenin and Stalin used the army to implement economic policy. For example, Lenin reinforced his policy of war communism and grain requisition which Stalin continued with collectivization demonstrating that by using force the masses had to respond positively to the economic success guaranteed by Stalin's regime with economic stability , the best Russia has ever progressed. However, Nicholas II's failure to use the army led to unprecedented change as the military considered whether to fight for the Tsar or join the people. Beside this, there was an unprecedented change since General Khabalov's army had to re-establish control by force, but could not prevent the situation from getting out of control, which was humiliating because the Tsar or the communist had used the army as a force. For example, Alexander the 3rd used the army to use force in the countryside if the emancipation decree was not diminished. This led to a number of reforms, which significantly improved the military, since the failure of the Crimean War, by making the army better trained. Figes claims that the fall of the regime is due to the "breakdown of communications", which leads to say that it is inevitable that the situation will become uncontrollable...... middle of the newspaper ......ds demonstrated that 1,023,093 commissioned officers were killed and also implemented many of Lenin's policies to effectively eliminate the opposition. Therefore, with such continuity, it is evident that Stalin had implemented his policies because it was effective in eliminating opposition to the extent that Stalin further increased them for overall success. Therefore, Lenin had, to some extent, better control of the army than Stalin due to his control of the army as a revolutionary and as a leader, indicating that unlike any other communist or tsar , Lenin had ultimate control of the army. Leaders, 1855-1964, HollandStalin and Stalinism, Alan WoodRethinking the Russian Revolution, ActionRussia under the old regime, PipesThe tragedy of a people, Orlando FigesThe modernization of Russia, ServiceThe Great Terror, Robert's Conquest