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A '''socialist state,''' not the be confused with a state that had achieved [[socialism]] as an socioeconomic system, here refers to states that had achieved the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Lenin wrote that, "The term Soviet Socialist Republic implies the determination of the Soviet power to achieve the transition to socialism, and not that the existing economic system is recognized as a socialist order." <ref>Lenin 1921, [https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1921/apr/21.htm The Tax in Kind]</ref> The same could be said of the [[People's Democracy|people's democracies]], which did not yet exist in the time of Lenin.
[[File:Map of the Eastern Bloc in Europe.png|right|thumb|Map of socialist states in [[Europe|Eastern Europe]].]]
A '''socialist state''',{{Efn|Also known as a '''socialist republic''', '''people's republic''', '''democratic republic''', '''workers' republic''', etc.}} not the be confused with a state that had achieved [[socialism]] as an socioeconomic system, here refers to states that had achieved the [[Dictatorship of the Proletariat|dictatorship of the proletariat]]. [[Vladimir Lenin]] wrote that, "The term Soviet Socialist Republic implies the determination of the Soviet power to achieve the transition to socialism, and not that the existing economic system is recognized as a socialist order."<ref>Vladimir Lenin (April 1921). [[Library:The Tax in Kind|''The Tax in Kind'']].</ref> The same could be said of the [[People's democracy|people's democracies]], which did not yet exist in the time of Lenin.
== Overview==
Socialist states are countries where the [[proletariat]] has achieved [[state]] power and is in the process of building socialism. The exact form of this proletarian rule diverges, but always include the hegemony of the [[vanguard party]]. The vanguard party may either be the leading party alongside other aligned parties (as is the case in People's democracy) or it may be the sole legal party.


== List of Socialist States ==
Other characteristics of socialist states include the active expropriation of the [[bourgeoisie]], development of a [[planned economy]], [[collectivization]] of private ownership of the means of production, [[state atheism]], etc. All of these are steps towards the ultimate overthrow of the bourgeoisie in all countries and the attainment of [[communism]], or the higher stage of socialism.
 
== List of socialist states ==
* [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
The following are countries which achieved both socialism and the dictatorship of the proletariat. Countries which never achieved the socialist [[mode of production]] are not included. 
* [[German Democratic Republic]]
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Socialist Republic of Romania]]
|+
* [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]]
!Name
* [[Polish People's Republic]]
!Established
* [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]]
!Ruling party
* [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]
!Socialism dismantled
* [[Paris Commune]]
|-
* [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]]
|{{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}
* [[Lao People's Democratic Republic]]
|30 December 1922
|[[All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)]]
|[[De-Stalinization|1956]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|PRC}}
|1 October 1949
|[[Communist Party of China]]
|[[Reform and opening up|1978]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Hungarian Soviet Republic}}
|21 March 1919
|[[Hungarian Communist Party]]
|1919
|-
|{{flagcountry|Slovak Soviet Republic}}
|16 June 1919
|—
|1919
|-
|{{flagcountry|Chinese Soviet Republic}}
|7 November 1931
|Communist Party of China
|1937
|-
|{{flagcountry|Mongolian People's Republic}}
|26 November 1924
|[[Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party]]
|1956
|-
|{{flagcountry|Bavarian Soviet Republic}}
|6 April 1919
|–
|1919
|-
|{{flagcountry|German Democratic Republic}}
|7 October 1949
|[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]
|1958–1963
|-
|{{flagcountry|Democratic Kampuchea}}
|17 April 1975
|[[Communist Party of Kampuchea]]
|1979
|-
|{{flagcountry|Socialist Republic of Romania}}
|30 December 1947
|[[Romanian Communist Party]]
|1956–1965
|-
|{{flagcountry|People's Republic of Bulgaria}}
|15 September 1946
|[[Bulgarian Communist Party]]
|1956
|-
|{{flagcountry|Polish People's Republic}}
|19 February 1947
|[[Polish United Workers' Party]]
|1956
|-
|{{flagcountry|Hungarian People's Republic}}
|20 August 1949
|[[Hungarian Working People's Party]]
|1956–1966
|-
|{{flagcountry|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}}
|25 February 1948
|[[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]]
|1956
|-
|{{flagcountry|People's Socialist Republic of Albania}}
|10 January 1946
|[[Party of Labor of Albania]]
|1990
|-
|{{flagcountry|Paris Commune}}
|18 March 1871
|–
|1871
|}


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Latest revision as of 21:12, 3 October 2025

Map of socialist states in Eastern Europe.

A socialist state,[a] not the be confused with a state that had achieved socialism as an socioeconomic system, here refers to states that had achieved the dictatorship of the proletariat. Vladimir Lenin wrote that, "The term Soviet Socialist Republic implies the determination of the Soviet power to achieve the transition to socialism, and not that the existing economic system is recognized as a socialist order."[1] The same could be said of the people's democracies, which did not yet exist in the time of Lenin.

Overview

Socialist states are countries where the proletariat has achieved state power and is in the process of building socialism. The exact form of this proletarian rule diverges, but always include the hegemony of the vanguard party. The vanguard party may either be the leading party alongside other aligned parties (as is the case in People's democracy) or it may be the sole legal party.

Other characteristics of socialist states include the active expropriation of the bourgeoisie, development of a planned economy, collectivization of private ownership of the means of production, state atheism, etc. All of these are steps towards the ultimate overthrow of the bourgeoisie in all countries and the attainment of communism, or the higher stage of socialism.

List of socialist states

The following are countries which achieved both socialism and the dictatorship of the proletariat. Countries which never achieved the socialist mode of production are not included.

Name Established Ruling party Socialism dismantled
 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 30 December 1922 All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) 1956
 People's Republic of China 1 October 1949 Communist Party of China 1978
 Socialist Federative Republic of Councils in Hungary 21 March 1919 Hungarian Communist Party 1919
 Slovak Republic of Councils 16 June 1919 — 1919
 Chinese Soviet Republic 7 November 1931 Communist Party of China 1937
 Mongolian People's Republic 26 November 1924 Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party 1956
 Bavarian Council Republic 6 April 1919 – 1919
 German Democratic Republic 7 October 1949 Socialist Unity Party of Germany 1958–1963
 Democratic Kampuchea 17 April 1975 Communist Party of Kampuchea 1979
 Socialist Republic of Romania 30 December 1947 Romanian Communist Party 1956–1965
 People's Republic of Bulgaria 15 September 1946 Bulgarian Communist Party 1956
 Polish People's Republic 19 February 1947 Polish United Workers' Party 1956
 Hungarian People's Republic 20 August 1949 Hungarian Working People's Party 1956–1966
 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic 25 February 1948 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1956
 People's Socialist Republic of Albania 10 January 1946 Party of Labor of Albania 1990
 Paris Commune 18 March 1871 – 1871

References

  1. ↑ Vladimir Lenin (April 1921). The Tax in Kind.

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as a socialist republic, people's republic, democratic republic, workers' republic, etc.
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