In addition, each one of these systems in which the rich were in control and there was no social and economic equality has destroyed itself either quickly or over an extended period of time. .
Marx and Engels thought no different of the capitalist system. To them it would destroy itself as others had throughout history. In their theory, the more productive that a country was, the more likely it was to fail. When you produce more goods than you can use is when the problem begins. Capitalism would eventually poison itself with its wealth (Pious, 25). .
As in all communist theory, capitalism would collapse with the rebellion of the poor. The oppressed would raise up against the wealthy few and pave the way for the brief period of proletarian dictatorship. After this period the people would run the means of production and the economy would produce what was needed and not what was profitable. There would be and abundance and coercive government would disappear. According to Marx and Engels this would happen in the highly industrialized nations of the world, which were at that time mainly in Western Europe. None of this has yet come to pass. .
The first country to have the followers of Marx come into power was Russia. The people of Russia were largely uneducated and had no history or experience in the process political participation. In 1917 the czarist rule collapsed and disappeared. After a lengthy period of political unrest and bloody revolution the Bolshevik faction of Russian Marxism took control. This faction would later come to be known as the Communist Party. This party was led by a man named Lenin (Foreman, 87). .
Communist rule was troubled from the beginning in the Soviet Union. Parties abroad repeatedly challenged the government and there was a general civil unrest. After the party had solidified control it was faced with several daunting chores. First was to rebuild the non-existent economy.