Why did the people of the Soviet Union choose to be ruled by a dictator?

Answer 1

The Russian people have seldom experienced anything other than autocracy, so there was no rush to adopt the democratic method. Also, living conditions increased significantly from 1917 onward, with Stalin changing the USSR from an agrarian state to an industrial power, and Khrushchev advocating the production of consumer goods in peacetime to keep people happy. Finally, the panoptic model maintained political stability by keeping anyone who opposed the government in strict control. I'd argue that the majority of people in the Soviet Union supported or dealt with apathetically the status quo from Stalin's time well into the 1980s. It's the case with most people. For example, you didn't see democrats overthrowing George W. Bush.