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After 70 years of the command economy, most Russians had never known any other kind, and therefore did not know what to do in a free market; those who did tended to use their expertise to unfair advantage, creating vast and corrupt commercial empires. I would add that any complete economic transformation is going to be difficult; it is simply a huge undertaking, and as such is bound to run into difficulties. The previous transformation of Russia in 1917 from a free market to a command economy didn't go very smoothly either.
Russia change from capitalism to communist during the Russia revolution. the war between the red(Bolsheviks) army and the white army(democrat,tsarist imperial army, mensheviks, and other who were against the Bolsheviks). the Bolsheviks won the war then rename themselves communists and soon would became rulers of Russia.
In the mid- to late 1980s, the new Soviet leadership headed by Gorbachev, increasingly saw the Soviet administrative command economic system and the totalitarian political system (referred to as Communist by the West, though not by Russians) as stagnant and inadequate to successfully compete with the Western democracies.
Gorbachev initially expected to revitalize the economy and public life by injecting a healthy dose of market economy and democratic freedoms while retaining overall control of the Communist party and the central government (something, incidentally, that China has so far been successful at). But events quickly got out of his control, and by 1991 the USSR collapsed, and former Soviet republics, including Russia, were firmly on the path of market economy, though with some local flavors.
Russia (USSR) was never Communist, which would mean a classless stateless society based on production for use. The USSR was state capitalist, Russia is now private capitalist.
Russia went from communism to capitalism because Russian president Boris Yeltsin ordered the liberalization of foreign trade, prices, and currency to change the economy in Russia.
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Is Russia under communism?
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.
Why do people think that communism was bad in Russia?
Russia was never Communist. The USSR was state capitalist.
What was the communist takeover of russia in November 1917 called?
It was a coup which led to the development of a state capitalist system.
What did Russia's name change to after it became a communist nation?
Soviet Russia
What are the political economic and social consequences after world war 2 in the US?
The Cold War; the rivalry between capitalist America and communist Russia.
Is Russia a capitalist country?
Russia is still in transition from a communist economy to a capitalist one. There have been some successes, but the nation is still in some turmoil economically.
Russia communist or capitalist?
Russia is an overwhelmingly capitalist country, but with some state controls and regulations, not unlike many other European nations.
What communist country controlled many of the other communist countries?
Russia was state capitalist and controlled other eastern European state capitalist countries. They had no connection at all with Communism (a classless stateless society based on production for use).
The Russian Revolution resulted in Russia?
The Russian Revolution resulted in Russia becoming a communist state.
Is Russia under communism?
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.
Is Russia a comunism or capitalism economy?
currently russia is a semi capitalist socialist economy. the soviet union, which collapsed in 1991 was communist.
Is Ethiopia capitalist or communist?
capitalist
Was Russia the only communist country that was communist?
No, and the question is redundant. The countries russia took under it's wing during that time were communist as well.
Why do people think that communism was bad in Russia?
Russia was never Communist. The USSR was state capitalist.
What was the communist takeover of russia in November 1917 called?
It was a coup which led to the development of a state capitalist system.
What was the communist takeover of Russia in November of 1917?
The Russian Revolution
What did Russia's name change to after it became a communist nation?
Soviet Russia
