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I suspect that this is at least part of the reason that Communism failed. It might conceivably have worked if populated by people of an appropriate culture. But it inherited the people of Tsarist Russia - many of whom were mired in the old 'command and control' culture. That the outcome rapidly became a Tsarist Communism is not surprising.
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I'm certainly not an expert on communism, but I am of the belief that Communism struggled in russia because it was still a centrally controlled government, ie the decision making power was still in few hands. They same corrupt people controlled them that control us.
Communism or socialism should be paired with a working democracy and at a much reduced scale for it to be effective. In any situation, somehow you need to get to an active and knowledgable citizenry.