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WHAT IS POLITICS?

11.1 Why the Russian Revolution Failed: When Rich Kids do all the Socialism

Mar 21, 2023
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Quick takeaways

  • Soviet Union's dictatorship contradicted worker control ideals
  • Late 19th-century Russia had diverse socialist movements

Deep dives

Communist countries and dictatorships

Communist countries have been dictatorships because they intentionally chose to emulate the Soviet Union's Marxist-Leninist model, which aimed at industrializing and achieving national independence, rather than fulfilling promises of worker control.

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