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why socialism failed in USSR while succeeded in china ?
can present china be categorised as a socialist state?
what was stalin and trotsky conflict about?
Will try my best to answer your queries

1) Reasons for failure of socialism in USSR

A) Soviet planned economy was ill planned and boasted figures of growth but in fact there was hyper inflation, stagnant growth and poor policy by the technocrats.

B) Mass proxy wars weakened the soviets. Examples of war in Angola, Rhodesia, Vietnam, Afghanistan lead to mass funding to these states

C) Socialism was curtailed with an iron hand around the globe. Examples of mass arrests in Europe, Asia and South America against suspected sympathizers of socialism lead to the downfall in the ideology

D) Stalinist policy of mass purges and excessive totalitarianism lead made people furious against the ideology. Particularly NKVD became synonymous for Terror and Himmelr's Gestapo. The coup attempts during the year of 89 was not supported by the masses since they were fed up of socialist policies

E) Socialism did not uplifted the lives of the Russian people as claimed by Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels


2) Can China be stated as a socialist country/state?
Ans) Yes, China is a socialist country but with special Chinese characteristics. This is a political theory which explains that Chinese socialism evolved with need of time. Deng Xiaoping introduced this theory "One country and two systems"

3) This one is already answered but in simple terms

A) Stalin supported the theory of Socialism in one country and did not favored the exporting of socialistic ideas to other states. He was of the view that socialism in USSR should be solidified.

B) Trotsky favored the internationalism of socialism (Same view was held by Lenin as well). Furthermore, Trotsky was adamant that low industrialized countries can have socialistic revolutions and do not require developed bourgeoisie capitalistic economy to succeed

the trotsky view was highly regarded by members of the communist party. The fear of removal from power led to the removal of Trotsky from the party, exile from USSR and ultimately his assassination in 1940's
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