What factors led to the rise of Communism in Russia and China?

The fact that those who were ruling cared not for the common folks and communism offered a way up and out (No, it didn't, but hope is a great influencer)

What factors led to the rise of Communism in Russia and China?
The other two named some oof the factors but others included that both countries were under thread of invasion, and the economy were unbalanced, so much so that communism was adopted to help the economy and if all the power was vested in one person, the countries thought they would be more able to fight in wars (not always the case) the USSR (I think stands for United Soviet States of Russia) had their hussars etc and they needed good guidence.
Reply:When they killed all the people that opposed it.
Reply:-Gigantic gap between the rich and poor.





-Political unrest.





-War loss.
Reply:I mean, that many people in the end of 19 cen. and in the beginning of 20 century, start hate this big difference between poor and rich. Now capitalism is "with human face" in many countries from America and Europe.


I live in Bulgaria. I spent most of half of my life in communism, but now I live in capitalism without "human face". It's cruel true in my country now. You don't be able to understand how we live now. Before we had own house, job, money, clothes. Now many bosses say us that we are yet old for hers/his firm. We have big attempt, but ....
Reply:arrogance, the promise of power. everything that leads to war, the holocaust, etc.

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