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the Soviet Union was a totalitarian state not in essence different from that of Hitler and Mussolini
==Fascism and totalitarianism==
==Fascism and totalitarianism==
*Max Eastman, an early communist who later saw the light and rejected communism, wrote in his 1937 book ''The End of Socialism in Russia'' that the [[Soviet Union]] was “a totalitarian state not in essence different from that of [[Hitler]] and [[Mussolini]].” Eastman later wrote in a subsequent book, ''Reflections on the Failure of Socialism'' (1955): “[[Stalin]]’s totalitarian police state is not an approximation to, of something like, or in some respects comparable with Hitler’s. It is the same thing, only ''more'' ruthless, ''more'' cold-blooded, ''more'' astute, ''more'' extreme in its economic policies, ''more'' explicitly committed to world conquest, and ''more'' dangerous to democracy and civilized morals.”
Gary M. Grobman wrote:
Gary M. Grobman wrote:
* [[Totalitarian]] regimes, in contrast to a [[dictatorship]], establish complete political, social, and cultural control over their subjects, and are usually headed by a charismatic leader. Fascism is a form of [[right-wing]] totalitarianism which emphasizes the subordination of the individual to advance the interests of the state. [http://www.remember.org/guide/Facts.root.nazi.html]
* [[Totalitarian]] regimes, in contrast to a [[dictatorship]], establish complete political, social, and cultural control over their subjects, and are usually headed by a charismatic leader. Fascism is a form of [[right-wing]] totalitarianism which emphasizes the subordination of the individual to advance the interests of the state. [http://www.remember.org/guide/Facts.root.nazi.html]