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[[File:Map of the Eastern Bloc in Europe.png|right|thumb|Map of socialist states in [[Europe|Eastern Europe]].]] | [[File:Map of the Eastern Bloc in Europe.png|right|thumb|Map of socialist states in [[Europe|Eastern Europe]].]] | ||
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|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. | 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. | |||
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 == | == 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. | 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. | ||
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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.
References
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (April 1921). The Tax in Kind.
Notes
- ↑ Also known as a socialist republic, people's republic, democratic republic, workers' republic, etc.
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