The Communist Experiment (20 th c.) Russia & China turn “Red”
What is a Communist State? P one-party rule; Rights of individuals not protected ; no free elections P one-party rule; Rights of individuals not protected ; no free elections E command or Planned Economy; Little private property (if any); limited production of consumer goods E command or Planned Economy; Little private property (if any); limited production of consumer goods R atheism R atheism S promote cultural values of selflessness & collectivism; seek to erase class & gender inequalities S promote cultural values of selflessness & collectivism; seek to erase class & gender inequalities I endorse a modified Marxist ideology I endorse a modified Marxist ideology A state approved propaganda only (arts, literature, education, & media strictly censored) A state approved propaganda only (arts, literature, education, & media strictly censored)
PATHS TO COMMUNISM
V. I. Lenin The Father of Russian Communism
BUILDING SOCIALISM: A COMPARISON
THE ARCHITECTS Mao Zedong Joseph Stalin