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[–] Tja@programming.dev -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, Stalin was not ruling class. Not at all. Benevolent caretaker. Same as Maduro, the Kims and Xi.

PS: lol at professors being the wealthiest in the USSR. Big lol.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Correct, none of them were part of a "ruling class," administration is not a distinct class. The proletariat is in control in socialist countries.