Discuss The Role Of Communism In The Soviet Union

In our increasingly liberal modern society, democratic and capitalistic ideals are taking over the world. Everyone strives for representation and expects their governments to work for their welfare. Many economists and eminent politicians support this ideal and comment on how it is ‘the way forward’. Assuming that this assumption is true, Communism as a political and economic concept in today's’ world is practically redundant and ineffective.

In brief, communism, envisioned under Karl Marx, describes a market where all property is owned by the government (or the community) and each person receives benefits depending on their efficiency and requirement. Although it might sound ideal, it is important to realise that communism is mostly enacted
However, this is not true. Firstly, it is important to notice that during the time of the Soviet Union, state censorship of economic activity was widespread. This can be proven as when Gorbachev took over, his policies curbing state censorship allowed Soviet media to report detrimental, long covered truths about, amongst many other pains, how the standards of living in the West were far ahead of what they were in the Union. Furthermore, when Gorbachev inherited leadership of the Soviet Union, he also inherited a crumbling political system and an economy which was on its last legs. It was due to this immense pressure that Gorbachev was forced to announce the dissolution of the Union and resign. The non-conforming ideal of communism, at that time, even led to strained relations between the Union and the United States; a period commonly known as the ‘Cold
Any system is bound to bring with its benefits a unique set of difficulties which need to be surpassed effectively in order for the system to function efficiently in the place where it is introduced. The major stumbling block for communism is that the problems faced by communist countries are almost always far more arduous to overcome in comparison to other forms of economic and political structure. The most prevalent of these difficulties is the fact that the people of the nation must be convinced to live peacefully with little to no representation in government and legislative matters and policies. In a world where people from one country can communicate with people of other countries almost effortlessly, maintaining this sense of calm would be almost impossible without some form of censorship which would bring in another insurgency