In actuality, "communism" was never set up in any country. Lenin set out to set up and did set up socialism, although it was a very poor example of it.
Set up a state capitalist dictatorship.
Communism was first developed in Russia
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How communism is faring in today's Russia.
Lenin brought state capitalism to Russia, not Communism.
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Communism was developed out of the need to replace the ruling class of the Cezars of Russia. It was to give those in Russia and Utopian ideal.
Because it brought on Communism in Russia. Also China was influenced by Russia to be communist as well.
Communism didn't last in Russia because Stalin had a warped idea of communism. It failed because it never was true communism, but was always corrupted. I believe it was not communism in the USSR, but more of a deadly mix of Socialism and Totalitarianism.
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