Some comparisons between the Russian and Chinese "models"

Expert InsightsPublished 1962

An examination of some of the differences in the Russian and Chinese "roads to socialism," with particular emphasis on the relevance of one or the other "model" for other Asian countries. These differences can be traced to population-resource ratios, the manner in which the two parties acquired power, and the differing stages of socioeconomic development in the two countries. Differences can also be traced to the fact that the Chinese could benefit from Soviet mistakes and from Soviet help, that the Soviets had the benefit of 20 or more years of regional power, and that in Russia the civil war occurred after and in China before the seizure of power.

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  • Year: 1962
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  • Document Number: P-2561

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