Why did the communist experiment which was committed to equality, abundance, and human socialism generate failed economies and oppressive brutal and totalitarian regimens? The communist experiment failed because communist states could not prosper, economically speaking, neither the Soviet Union economy could sustain their support, along with decline in their military capacity and moral reputation. This collapse began in China in the 1970’s, following the death of their revolutionary leader Mao Zedong in 1976. In Eastern Europe most of the popular movements overthrew their communist governments one after another. Lastly, the end of communism occurred in 1991 in the Soviet Union . Mikhail Gorbachev, a reformist leader who had come to power in 1985, was not able to revive and save the Soviet socialism which at that time it was falling apart. Instead of reviving the country's economy, it made it worse as it created a political disintegration on December 25, 1991 (p.958). Communi...
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