Russia became first a communist state and later the largest Soviet Republic in the Soviet Union.
China was ruled by the so-called Communist Party after 1949, but it was not a Communist country. Communism means the abolition of the wages system and establishment of a classless society. China became state capitalist after 1949.
Soviet Russia
Well, there were no more tzars (they were like kings) in Russia. Instead there were premiers. Also, Russia became the first communist country in the world.
Russia is a democratic country of sorts. It is no longer a communist country, meaning it is no longer a country controlled by the Communist Party. Russia, never was a communist country as Karl Marx described communism. In fact, there has never been a true Marxian communist country.
Russia was the only country to become communist during World War 1.
Russia. They became communist during Lenin's reign.
Russia became first a communist state and later the largest Soviet Republic in the Soviet Union.
Communism means a classless stateless society based on production for use. Clearly no country became Communist after WW1, and Communism will have to exist at a global level anyway. Russia became state capitalist.
China was ruled by the so-called Communist Party after 1949, but it was not a Communist country. Communism means the abolition of the wages system and establishment of a classless society. China became state capitalist after 1949.
1922 - 1991
The theory of communism was developed in Germany by Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels; based in part on social theories from Plato.However it was in Russia that communists first took power in a country and attempted to govern a nation by communist theory.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)
Russia became a democracy in 1991 under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. They changed from being a communist nation and became a democratic country with Yeltsin becoming the first president.
Depending on where you are, the nearest communist country could be almost any South American nation, Russia, China, Vietnam or Cuba.
Before WWI, Russia had been ruled by Tsars, similar to Kings. After WWI, Russia was a communist country known as the Soviet Union. It would be a communist country until 1990, when it became Russia again.
Soviet Russia