The Communist Experiment (20 th c.) Russia & China turn “Red”
Dec 16, 2015
The Communist Experiment (20th c.)
Russia & China turn “Red”
What is a Communist State?
P one-party rule; Rights of individuals not protected ; no free elections
E command or Planned Economy; Little private property (if any); limited production of consumer goods
R atheism S promote cultural values of selflessness &
collectivism; seek to erase class & gender inequalities
I endorse a modified Marxist ideology A state approved propaganda only (arts,
literature, education, & media strictly censored)
PATHS TO
COMMUNISM
V. I. Lenin
The Father of Russian Communism
BUILDING SOCIALISM:
A COMPARISON
THE ARCHITECTS
Mao ZedongJoseph Stalin