Hello.

The two had great similarities, but also dramatic differences. Firstly - lets talk land.

Following the Treaty of Brest Litovsk the Russian Empire ceased to exist, what Lenin ruled over was a rump state in comparison to the Empire. Large swathes of modern day Ukraine were lost, as well Polish Russia. As a result the Soviet Union was much more 'eastern' than before.

Secondly - lets talk peasants! The treatment of the peasantry under Nicholas II was horrific, the treatment of the peasantry under Lenin was horrific. Agriculture was a growing industry prior to the war thanks to some insightful reforms by Piotr Stolypin (who was also a ruthless enforcer and not a very likeable figure however his reforms did help increase output). The peasantry however were treated unfairly by the Tsars. Under Lenin the peasantry were also treated poorly (it is important to remember that the Bolsheviks had very little support outside of urban centres). Agriculture as a result of war communism and later collectivisation (under Stalin) ceased to be as productive as before the war.

Thirdly, rights for women. These increased in general under Lenin however in general the role of a woman stayed the same and liberation from the shackles of domesticity was still delayed for much of Lenin's reign.

Government was organised through central committees, not too disimilar to the Duma system. In general Lenin was a dictator, although he could listen to the central committee they didn't really have any legislative powers and Lenin always had the final say.

All in all I don't life for the majority of Russian people changed all to much under Lenin. They were bullied and oppressed by the Tsars, they were bullied and oppressed by the Bolsheviks.