Soviet Communism

Definition

Soviet Communism refers to the ideology and system implemented by Vladimir Lenin and later Joseph Stalin in Russia, which aimed for a society with common ownership of means of production, absence of social classes, and equal distribution of wealth.

Related terms

Five-Year Plans: Five-Year Plans were economic initiatives introduced under Soviet communism that set targets for industrial production in five-year periods.

Collectivization: Collectivization was Stalin's policy where individual farms were combined into collective farms, forcing peasants to give up private land ownership.

Comintern: Comintern (Communist International) was an international organization established by Lenin to promote worldwide communist revolution.