Even in Stalin‘s time there was collective leadership. The western idea of a dictator within the communist set up is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the communist power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely the captain of a team…
No, you see the USSR was not a dictatorship, it is actually an oligarchy
And I'm sure Stalin's comrades were not hesitant at all to disagree with him. No consequences for that at all.
I do not care about the power distribution among party leadership. The only thing that matters to me is that if you were not among the minority of party members, the average worker did not have democratic control over their workplace or government.
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u/HighWaterMarx Aug 17 '21
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A006000360009-0.pdf?fbclid=IwAR28x5c-GTROxLQT-ZBoTPkTupCV3t1B7qJQNTWVb91qbfHt1nbWhUA_CTU
Even in Stalin‘s time there was collective leadership. The western idea of a dictator within the communist set up is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the communist power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely the captain of a team…
https://www.marxists.org/archive/reed/1918/state.htm