Yeah; I almost stopped reading the article because the introductory paragraphs (which you are citing) were rubbish.
Now is a great time to be rich in the US.
Now is a great time to be rich in the US.
To be pedantic - the French and Russian (and many other) revolutions didn't work out great for the rich.
I have issues with the word "absolutely". They had quite a lot of common - both were about overthrowing a system of government based on birthright, and the participants in the Russian revolution certainly tried to learn from the French revolution.
(One could argue that the Russian revolution was actually better for the poor in the short term than the French. Serfdom was immediately abolished, and it got them out of WW1. War had the biggest impact on the poor)
Also, his brother was executed and the family was banished when Lenin was 17 (prior to him reading Marx).