In a comprehensive study of communism, the Soviet Union requires special attention in regard to its past and present, its doctrines and practices, its domestic and foreign affairs, for three major reasons: Russia was the first country in the world to fall under Communist rule. Second, since the time of the Bolshevik revolution, the Soviet Union has unquestionably been the directive base of the world Communist movement. Third, for the preceding two reasons, the Soviet Union serves the adherents of communism — today, as during the past forty years — as a pilot state.
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