Soviet political history

The Soviet political history spans from 1917, when the Bolsheviks led a revolution to establish a socialist government, to 1991, when the USSR dissolved. The Communist Party held centralized power, emphasizing state control over economy and society. Leaders like Lenin, Stalin, and others shaped policies through official ideology, often suppressing dissent. The government prioritized industrialization, collectivization, and Cold War rivalry with the West. Over time, internal struggles, economic challenges, and demands for reform led to political stagnation and eventual collapse, ending one of the most significant experiments in state socialism and altering global geopolitics.