The Failure Of Communism

Communism failed dues to several reasons, but mostly, the dictatorial rule. Communism in the Soviet failed to give the members better living standards, following the heavy investment into the military of the soviet association. The leaders of the time, including Stalin, had an obsession for power. They invested in the military to ensure that their idea was never challenged by the European capitalists’ military efforts. Over 20% of the Soviet’s revenue went to military expenses, including funding of spies and building secret police stations. The dictatorial rule gave the civilian s no chance to question the leadership, yet their money was going to the wrong investments.

The first secretary of the Union Nikita Khrushchev directed a substantial amount of the union’s revenue to missiles. As a consequence, the union performed badly in terms of agriculture and the other essential parts of the economy. Countries such as the USSR took advantage of the economic and agricultural decline, bringing up industries and benefiting their nation. The rest of the Union saw little industrialization, as could have been expected with combined revenue. …show more content…
The reason for the collapse of Soviet communism was mainly philosophical, and a political approach of elimination of communism