... Marxism "later known as the Communist Party "led by Lenin (Foreman 123). From its inception, Communist rule in the Soviet Union faced a variety of problems. In the early years the government's very existence was challenged repeatedly by its enemies within the country. When the Communist Party emerged victorious, it was faced with the need to rebuild the nation ... and intellectual life remained substantially under the control of the ruling party. Party ideology, meanwhile, stressed that socialism had been attained and genuine communism was near (Pious). By the early 1980s, the USSR had b...

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... of Russian Marxism-later known as the Communist Party-led by Lenin (Foreman 123). From its inception, Communist rule in the Soviet Union faced a variety of problems. In the early years the government's very existence was challenged repeatedly by its enemies within the country. When the Communist Party emerged victorious, it was faced with the need to rebuild the nation ... and intellectual life remained substantially under the control of the ruling party. Party ideology, meanwhile, stressed that socialism had been attained and genuine communism was near (Pious). By the early 1980s, the U...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate