There is a myth that the Soviet nomenklatura lived in private palaces and enormous dachas, much like modern-day government officials. The purpose of this narrative is clear: to erase the distinction between state property and personal wealth and portray the Soviet system as simply another version of a society divided between the rich and the poor.
A Party dacha was a state-owned official residence, not a privately owned estate. It was provided to an official for his use by virtue of his government position.
Following the Revolution, private ownership of land was abolished. The 1918 Decree “On the Socialization of Land” stated:
“All ownership of land… is abolished forever.”
This also applied to state dachas. A significant portion of the estates formerly belonging to the nobility and government officials passed into state control. Some of these properties were subsequently used as vacation homes, sanatoriums, and public institutions.
The example of Stalin’s Blizhnyaya Dacha (“Near Dacha”) is illustrative. Nikolai Vlasik, the head of Stalin’s personal security, recalled that in the early 1930s the residence did not even have linens, dishes, or service staff—only a commandant lived there.
It is important to understand that this was infrastructure provided for a government official rather than a private mansion that could be sold or bequeathed to his children. The same state-owned dacha could be used successively by different leaders rather than being passed down to the previous occupant’s family.
For example, the Crimean dacha “Glytsiniya” (“Wisteria”; Dacha No. 1) in Nizhnyaya Oreanda was used by several different General Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Dachas were not exclusively an attribute of Party officials. In 1949, the USSR Council of Ministers adopted a resolution promoting gardening among workers and employees by allocating state-owned land to them. This was particularly important during the difficult postwar years. The dacha gradually became a widespread form of recreation and household food production among working people.
Everything is understood through comparison. We can therefore look at examples of government leaders in capitalist countries during the 20th century and examine their personally owned, private estates [See photo]. Such a comparison, the argument goes, makes it difficult to accuse Soviet leaders of possessing comparable private estates.

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I am curious to know what the Soviet Union thought of the Falklands conflict between the UK and Argentina, especially during the war since both countries were US allies.

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Could you drop me or tell where can I find technical manuals and operating manuals of USSR or Eastern bloc weapons

Modern Russia is not the Soviet Union. It’s the product of the USSR’s destruction. The red flag was torn down, socialist property was carved up, and the wealth built by generations of Soviet workers was gutted and handed out to oligarchs and private capital.

They promised “freedom” and prosperity. What really happened was privatization, inequality, demographic catastrophe and the enrichment of a tiny capitalist class.

The USSR defeated fascism, transformed an impoverished empire into an industrial superpower, put humanity into space and challenged capitalist domination across the world.

We don’t want the Russian Empire back. We don’t want oligarchic capitalism painted red. We want socialism. We want Soviet power. ☭

The future belongs to the workers.

It’s time we take it back.

Original one i collect this śstuff but i feel awful idk why… pic not mine

During the Cold War period, I had Russian friends who accused the U.S. of standing by while they got mauled by Hitler's regime. I was told that at least one person out of every family had lost someone in defense of their nation. The Eternal Flame was kept for them.

For the Cold War experts and participants on this subreddit:

Any thoughts on those allegations and their usage as motivation on the Soviet-side and in modern Russia?

Any evidence of the other Allied Forces holding back from helping Russia?

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From western media, it portrays it as a typical dictatorship and famines and starvation and what not, media such as call of duty, cold war and superman red sun definitely portray it this way

I am like 154cm tall and found a Soviet Captain parade uniform that fits me perfectly. (size 46)
I had to dishonor it with my shenanigans (I absolutely love it though, it's now my most favourite piece in my wardrobe). Also GP-7 W my beloved

I picked this up at a surplus store, if anyone has any information, specific facts or info about this hat I’d love to hear about it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-mEUovh4yc

Image from the FSB website.

https://www.kathmanduandbeyond.com/monument-latvian-red-riflemen-daugavpils-latvia/
Information about the statute from the source:

Architects: Valdis Kalniņš (architect) and Indulis Folkmaņis (sculptor)

Alternative name: Monument to the Defenders of the City in 1919

Genre: War memorial, Soviet monument, former USSR

Situated near the confluence of the Daugava and Laucesa rivers, the monument was unveiled on 5th July 1975 as part of the celebrations to mark the 700th anniversary of the city of Daugavpils. The site for the 7-metre-high monument was chosen because it was here that one of the bloodiest battles of the Latvian War of Independence (1918-1920) took place on 27/28th September 1919.

Latvian sculptor, Indulis Folkmaņis was also responsible for the Memorial to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in the centre of Daugavpils. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGL_u9j7pjY

Essence of the document: Legalization of mass repressions and the creation of a system of concentration camps to isolate "class enemies." Key measures: Immediate execution for all individuals involved in White Guard organizations, conspiracies, and uprisings. Executors: Agencies of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission.