One thing I think you have to give the Bolsheviks is that they seemed to be able to keep lunatics (Slavs for example) from killing each other.
As enlightened people, we all condemn how they did it, but they did manage to keep peace in regions we have struggled mightily with.
Maybe we should reconstitute the Bolsheviks, re-arm the Red Army and let them rule the region. Where is Stalin when you need him? </sarcasm - but is there another option?>