Marxism in the USSR

Marxism in the USSR

Marxism has been the prevalent ideological engine of the former Soviet Union during the Cold War . However , upon the economic collapse of the former Socialist Republic , the ideological thought of Marxism still further remained or spread in other countries but utterly disappeared in the newly formed Russian Federation . One reason why is because the very idea of Marxism very much revolved around the concept of abundance - in resources , goods , etc . The idea of equity through the equal distribution wealth amongst the populace became infamous to the Soviet population

br However , despite the beauty of the concept , one cannot deny that the concept very much relies on the economy of the country . The Soviet Union 's economy , with its lack of an agricultural foundation as well an unreasonable increase in military spending , collapsed under heavy weight together with its founding ideologies . The main points of Marxism were seen as already not applicable to the current state of the country during that time . Thus , it was seen by many that the Soviet Union may soon vie to adopt a Capitalist ideological structure that will replace its former failed ideological structure . As such , the end of the Cold War came and ultimately , Marxism also came to an end in the USSR - now the Russian Federation . Marxism , though , still retains packets of representation in other foreign countries most notably North Korea and the People 's Republic of China - two of the closes allies of the former Soviet Union

Sources

Maass , Alan . What happened to Socialism in Russia socialistworker .org Pg . 7 (2002

Bengoechea , Daniel . The downfall of the USSR and its Consequences in Marxist Thought ' Solidariad (2001...