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Communist States and Movements in the 20th Century

Historians distinguish between communist states and movements, evaluating their success based on different criteria such as institutional consolidation, economic performance, and ideological influence.

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How do historians define a successful communist state versus a communist movement?

Historians distinguish a "successful" from a "successful" communist movement by different end goals and empirical yardsticks: a state is judged on institutional consolidation, command-economy performa...