It lasted less than a generation, because it was a terrible design. They tried to get rid of capitol, but instead married the power of the state with the power of capitol
A benevolent hypercompetent dictator is obviously the greatest system of government. The rub is in the details
The USSR lasted several generations, generations are measured by the few decades and not by centuries. It lasted as long as it did because it worked remarkably well.
One thing that is important is that they didn’t “marry the power of the state to capital.” They had a publicly owned and driven economy, central planning is completely different from private ownership and production for profits.
It did quite well, considering how it rapidly indistrialised their union of states, gave national-level voting rights to women before USAmerica did, fought external and internal sabotage, was waay better than the USAmerica which had racial discrimination on voting till the 1960’s etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
They also were the major force to fight against Nazis.
It lasted less than a generation, because it was a terrible design. They tried to get rid of capitol, but instead married the power of the state with the power of capitol
A benevolent hypercompetent dictator is obviously the greatest system of government. The rub is in the details
The USSR lasted several generations, generations are measured by the few decades and not by centuries. It lasted as long as it did because it worked remarkably well.
One thing that is important is that they didn’t “marry the power of the state to capital.” They had a publicly owned and driven economy, central planning is completely different from private ownership and production for profits.
Well, it was the first iteration.
It did quite well, considering how it rapidly indistrialised their union of states, gave national-level voting rights to women before USAmerica did, fought external and internal sabotage, was waay better than the USAmerica which had racial discrimination on voting till the 1960’s etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
They also were the major force to fight against Nazis.