The policies which were put in place left the work force feeling cheated since they had expected to gain control of industry, and there were strikes and unrest in the country. Lenin approached Anderson and offered him a high position in the economic running of Russia. Anderson, like many Russians at this time, had political views which were leftist.
Ang mga patakaran kung saan ay ilagay sa lugar kaliwa ang mga trabaho ng lakas ng loob ginulangan dahil sila ay inaasahan na makakuha ng control ng industriya, at doon ay strikes at pagkaligalig sa bansa. Lenin approached Anderson at inialok sa kanya ng isang mataas na posisyon sa ekonomiya sa pagtakbo ng Russia. Anderson, tulad ng maraming mga Russians sa oras na ito, nagkaroon pampulitika views na kung saan ay makakaliwa.