The vast majority of Russians were peasant farmers barely staying alive on what they grew on the small plots of land they worked for the people who owned the land. Until 1861 they were serfs, bound to the land owned by the nobles and unable to move elsewhere to better themselves. Once serfdom was abolished they were still bound to the land for about 49 years after their "freedom" because they had to pay the nobles for the land the government took from them and gave to the peasants. This low standard of living was one of the major causes of the Russian Revolution.
People always have to be careful what they say when living under a dictatorship. Some dictators are tougher than others (this is the polite way of saying it); Stalin was tough (again being polite), quite possibly the toughest Soviet Leader in the USSR's history. Anyone saying the wrong words in his land, might end up in the Gulog (Soviet Prisons) or worse. more crule than when czars ruled
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There was a Bolshevik government. All the countries under this government were capitalistic. All were ruled by the czars (emperors), boyars (the nobility), and landowners.
Yes, the economy flourished under the rule of Augustus. Interest rates were low and business and trade expanded. the standard of living rose for all.
No. China has a very long non-communist history under emperors. Russia was once ruled by czars, and they are no longer communist. Cuba was ruled by the Spanish.
People always have to be careful what they say when living under a dictatorship. Some dictators are tougher than others (this is the polite way of saying it); Stalin was tough (again being polite), quite possibly the toughest Soviet Leader in the USSR's history. Anyone saying the wrong words in his land, might end up in the Gulog (Soviet Prisons) or worse. more crule than when czars ruled
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cubas standard of living is not as economically as stable as other country's but still is more stable than a good percentage of the world.
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Yes, the Jews were persecuted horribly under the Czars. Please see the related article for the history.
In the natural state, and under standard conditions, it will be solid and liquid.
Harry S. Truman