"Who compiled the lists that defined who THE PEOPLE were? How long did that take?"
The people did in the from the elected representatives of workers, peasants and soldiers , at a series of mass meetings held at The Winter Palace in October, 1917 - all beautifully covered in minute detail in John Reed's 'Ten Days the Shook the World' with lists of deputies, elected officers and proposals.
The conclusions of that meeting were summed up in it's list of objectives; 'BREAD, PEACE and LAND'.
If that's too difficult for you - the book was very much condensed in Warren Beattie's 1981 film, 'Reds', made for the hard of thinking, so even you should be able to manage it.
All this stuff is readily available for anybody with the nouse to look for it.
Are we to assume that all the points I made in my "little rant' are to be shelved along with all the others you have responded to with only abuse?
You have as little self-respect as has Keith - little wonder you a so full of bullshit in an attempt to cover your ignorance up.
Jim Carroll