So when the CIA said that Stalin wasn’t a dictator but rather a captain of a team, and when the entire constitution of the USSR allowed for recalling of politicians, and when they built very complex voting systems that dwarfed anything the West has ever done? And when Stalin tendered his resignation 3 times and the bureaucracy rejected it three times? And when he died owning almost nothing and as a national hero? And when Kruschev took office despite being deeply opposed to Stalin and leading a faction that opposed Stalin’s faction?
Remember that Kruschev was appointed the same way every prime minister is appointed, by election from all the other ministers in the central committee.
The central committee was in turn elected by delegates who in turn were elected by the people.
So no, the USSR was not always a dictatorship. But more to the point, it was less authoritarian than the USA
So when the CIA said that Stalin wasn’t a dictator but rather a captain of a team, and when the entire constitution of the USSR allowed for recalling of politicians, and when they built very complex voting systems that dwarfed anything the West has ever done? And when Stalin tendered his resignation 3 times and the bureaucracy rejected it three times? And when he died owning almost nothing and as a national hero? And when Kruschev took office despite being deeply opposed to Stalin and leading a faction that opposed Stalin’s faction?
Remember that Kruschev was appointed the same way every prime minister is appointed, by election from all the other ministers in the central committee.
The central committee was in turn elected by delegates who in turn were elected by the people.
So no, the USSR was not always a dictatorship. But more to the point, it was less authoritarian than the USA