Communism in Soviet Russia in theory was noble and control was meant to be minimal. For such a large and influential economy, one would think the USSR and Marx ideals were correct. It is far from the truth. A government that meant to create equality and lift spirit did the opposite in many areas. A government with that much control over life proved too invasive and corrupt. Studies socially or physiologically were controlled, studies in general were controlled and truths were hidden (Magstadt p. 223). Living conditions and sources of food was poor. Corruption among communities was very prevalent since there were no means of creating your own luck. People are self interested and the communist USSR caused irrational thinking/actions. Education as a whole was hindered by the “economic demands of a command economy and society (Morgan, Kliucharev p. 1).” The demand was for industrial workers and education was not necessary to what the command economy needed. Knowledge of the world around the communist rule was limited. Thoughts that were contrary to the progress of a Marxist view were controlled. Without knowledge of the world, citizens are not questioning the processes in play. “Pollyanna and propaganda gave way to accuracy, …show more content…
In order to try and appease families moving into the new, small, and slowly built flats, designers taught families how to “modernize” their new living space (Reid, p. 492). The dream of owning and operating your own farm was a distant reality for those in the USSR unlike those in the United States. Communal farms were not efficient. Economic forces and lack of incentives caused a shortage of food. In a capitalist society one would think that the food prices needed to increase but a great deal of the problem was “annual increments in food production barely kept pace with population growth (Magstadt p. 221).” Basic needs were not being