Despite the fact that the Soviet Union collapsed, the people's memory did not have time to completely forget the almost century-old era. Not surprisingly, some young people are wondering, "What is communism?" Without understanding your own history, you cannot draw correct conclusions about the future.
Instructions
Step 1
Communism is a utopian political regime. Best of all, its essence is revealed by the slogan "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." The implication is that each member of society works conscientiously for the common good, which ultimately meets the needs of the population as a whole. It should be noted that this directly contradicts the new economic model, since human needs rely on infinity.
Step 2
A communist society must have a number of characteristic features. First of all - the absence of private property and a complete rejection of currency in any of its manifestations: each person simply gets everything that he would not want. As a result, there is no division into social classes, the need for the state as such disappears.
Step 3
By introducing a number of reservations, primitive society can be considered communist. Food is obtained by common efforts, not for personal needs, but for the entire tribe at once, there are no signs of a state, members of the tribe do not have direct power over each other.
Step 4
The communist utopia is preceded by socialism. This political regime, according to Karl Marx, is a transitional stage of capitalism. The state is beginning to abandon money and private property, but there is no talk of an equal distribution of benefits. Each person receives a coupon about how much labor he has invested in the state, on the basis of which he can receive certain benefits. It is important to note that in the Soviet Union, socialism had a distorted form, which gives rise to many points of view about the political structure of the state. The most optimistic version: "There was socialism in the USSR, but only in an undeveloped form."
Step 5
Political regimes of this kind are criticized, first of all, for depersonalizing a person. Most utopian philosophers agree that building a communist society is possible only with strict control over freedom of speech and equalizing politics, which does not provide any opportunity for personal self-realization.
