Question by PooH: Why is Stalinist Russia considered a totalitarian state instead of a dictatorship?
I read that Stalin is considered as a dictator, so why is Stalinist Russia considered a totalitarian state instead of a dictatorship?
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Answer by Curtis B
A totalitarian state is a dictatorship.
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Helios says
It's all the same thing.
Some people could argue that Stalin wasn't a "dictator" because he did have a sort of Soviet "congress" – or The Soviet. But I don't imagine those old soviets had any real power – Stalin had all the power.
It Girl says
Uh, totalitarianism and dictatorships are the same thing.
A dictator is the leader of a totalitarian (autocratic) government.