Editing Soviet Union

[[File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png|thumb|Flag of the Soviet Union from 1955-1991]]
The '''Soviet Union''', officially the '''Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' ('''USSR'''), was a [[State socialism|socialist state]] in [[Eurasia]] that existed from 1922-1991. The USSR synthesized [[Marxism-Leninism]], '''was the primary actor that defeated [[fascism]] in [[World War 2|WW2]]'''. However, the USSR tragically fell to [[revisionism]] in 1956, causing systemic [[stagnation]] and [[bureaucracy|bureaucratization]] across the 1960s-1980s. These all resulted into its ultimate downfall in [[Collapse of the USSR|1991]]. 

Established by the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU) in the aftermath of the [[Russian Civil War]], the USSR was led by [[Vladimir Lenin]] until his death in 1924. This period set a precedent for [[Leninism]] as a tradition and model for how [[Socialism|socialist]] states should function. [[Joseph Stalin]] came to power after Lenin and began a process of mass industrialization, which was pivotal for the USSR's victory in the [[Great Patriotic War]] against fascism in 1941-1945. It was under Stalin that Marxism-Leninism completed its synthesization with Russian civilization and tradition. During Stalin's era, [[religion]] was reconciled with [[communism]], and the precedent of [[socialist patriotism]] was reaffirmed. Stalin's death in 1953 led to a usurpation of the country by [[Nikita Khrushchev]], who altered the class character of the [[CPSU]] and the Soviet state by replacing the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]] for a social-democratic [[All-People's State]] in 1956.<ref>[https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/works/1964/phnycom2.htm Mao's Criticism of Khrushchev's Revisionism]</ref> These revisions turned the country towards [[social imperialism]]. The Khrushchev era ultimately contributed to the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|death of the country]] in 1991 due to the a wave of [[historical nihilism]], foreign ideological infiltration, covert [[Color revolution|color revolutions]] and final capitulation to the West by [[Mikhail Gorbachev]].

The USSR continues to have a strong legacy among the [[post-Soviet states]]. To this day, the USSR is remembered as the greatest time in history according to 75% of [[Russia|Russians]], 54% of [[Belarus|Belarusians]], and an uncalculated majority of [[Kazakhstan|Kazakhs]].<ref>[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/24/75-of-russians-say-soviet-era-was-greatest-time-in-countrys-history-poll-a69735 75% of Russians Say Soviet Era Was 'Greatest Time' in Country’s History – Poll]</ref><ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/06/29/in-russia-nostalgia-for-soviet-union-and-positive-feelings-about-stalin/ In Russia, nostalgia for Soviet Union and positive feelings about Stalin]</ref><ref>[https://carnegieendowment.org/2011/11/30/kazakhstan-s-soviet-legacy-pub-46096 Kazakhstan's Soviet Legacy]</ref> Vladimir Lenin has a 56% approval rating in Russia today.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/lenin-support-peaks-russian-revolution-bolshevik-centennial-586201 Russian Support for Vladimir Lenin Peaks Ahead of Bolshevik Revolution Centennial]</ref> Even higher, Joseph Stalin has a 70% approval rating in modern Russia.<ref>[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/16/stalins-approval-rating-among-russians-hits-record-high-poll-a65245 Stalin’s Approval Rating Among Russians Hits Record High – Poll]</ref> Stalin's approval in [[Georgia (Caucasus)|Georgia]] and [[Armenia]] also remains relatively high, at 45% and 38% respectively.<ref>[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/03/02/poll-finds-stalins-popularity-high-a21998 Poll Finds Stalin's Popularity High]</ref>

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