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VGPolyglot on 27 April 2017
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potato_hamster said:
VGPolyglot said:

OK, I'll link you to actual Soviet Doctrine:

http://moscow.touristgems.com/history/15779-communism-in-20-years-1960-s/

https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Communism%20in%2020%20years&item_type=topic

Why would Khrushchev talk about attaining communism in 20 years if they were already communist?

Two things:

First: Have you heard about the concept of "propaganda". I mean if we have to start taking "doctrine" at face value from totalitarian dictatorships, your perspective about these people vs how they actually were in reality are going to be miles apart very quickly.

And two: Just because they didn't realize their supposed "end goal" doesn't mean they weren't Communist, and this wasn't a communist society. That's like saying that Hilter didn't commit genocide because he didn't kill all of the Jews.

1. Yes, I've heard the concept of propaganda. The Soviet Union's propaganda was that they were actually trying to achieve communism, when they weren't.

2. They weren't communist, because they did not meet the fundamental principles needed in order to be communist. Hitler, on the other hand, was actively committing genocide and managed to kill off millions of Jews in a span of just years. The Soviet Union, in over 70 years, didn't do it.