In 1946, Russia was state capitalist. Most people had to work for a wage, and the state owned the means of production. Communism means the abolition of the wages system and establishment of a classless society.
Yes, the USSR was communist in the 1950s. This was during the Cold War, which was between the democratic US and the communist Soviet Union. Today, the USSR is known as Russia, and it is no longer communist. Russia is a Federal semi-presidential democratic republic today, with both a prime minister and a president heading the country.
No country in the world has ever been Communist, in the sense that Marx and Engles would have understood the word. They just pretend they are, then set up a Totalitarian Dictatorship.
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.
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.
Lenin was relentless in his belief that because Russia was a backward peasant nation that lacked technology, industry, and the accumulated culture required for surpassing the achievements of the Western capitalist countries. He believed the fate of his revolution was dependent upon of at least one of the advanced countries to have a communist revolution and come to the aid of Russia.
iron curtain
Belgium has never been under Communist rule.
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 is an overwhelmingly capitalist country, but with some state controls and regulations, not unlike many other European nations.
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 becoming a communist state.
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.
currently russia is a semi capitalist socialist economy. the soviet union, which collapsed in 1991 was communist.
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No, and the question is redundant. The countries russia took under it's wing during that time were communist as well.
Russia was never Communist. The USSR was state capitalist.
It was a coup which led to the development of a state capitalist system.
The Russian Revolution
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.