Communism is a philosophy that masqueraded as science and functioned as an ideology. At the same time, Communism was a form of political organization that placed the state as an absolute over the individual, while advocating elimination of states and fulfillment of all human beings. Communism as practice each called for the other. By "Communism," we have to mean both; Historically, and Communism demands that we speak of it historically; Communism had its birth in theory in the mid-nineteenth century with Karl Marx. Its decisive moment was the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, on 7 November 1917. The Soviet Union, which evolved from the revolution on 20 December 1922, was the dedicated practitioner and elaborator of Communism for almost seventy …show more content…
They are owned by government and controlled by government planners. No one can buy or sell them. No market prices can develop for them because they aren’t exchangeable. Modern production is time-consuming and complicated. Producers must consider alternatives when deciding what to produce. And they must consider various means of production when deciding how to produce. Raw materials, tools, and machines must be devoted to the most urgent projects and not wasted on less urgent ones. From that moment, Russia ceased to be a monarchy and became a country, which mirrored the ideology of Karl Marx. Although communism is not limited to Europe, the grasp and the struggle for dominance felt stronger than ever on this continent, as the Soviet bloc strived to gain the upper hand in the fight against Democracy. In 1991, the Soviet Union disbanded, and the country constituted itself as a semi-presidential republic, where the president is considered the head of state. Currently, the Russian Federation is a democratic state represented by multiple parties. That why communism fail in economic systems which …show more content…
By default, a communist country, such as the Soviet Union, valued utilitarianism above everything else. This meant that every action performed within the state had to have a palpable ending. Artistical endeavors such as poetry, sculpture, and painting, were not considered a good means of making a living. Moreover, even the artistically drive was measured and controlled by a censorship committee, whose job was to determine if the work of an artist can actually serve the country or not. The arts usually entail a free way of thinking, something that did not go well with the Party. The only creations published after passing the censorship committee were those that hailed the accomplishments of the Communist Party or those that encouraged others to believe in ideological utopias such as the class struggle or the supremacy of communism over capitalism. Artists and thinker alike who did not conform to the Party’s view were often persecuted and even faced charges of high