... as a threat to the capitalist world system, with many capitalist countries such as the USA being fearful of this new state. The socialist economy that Soviet Russia tried to create was based on state ownership which put the needs of society before that of individuals. This was a stark contrast to the capitalist system in the USA, which was based on private ownership and individualism. These systems were based not only on ideology but also on pragmatism. This is because ideally, the USA wished to preserve the capitalist system to benefit the country whilst the USSR saw a socialist society as the ideal way forward. However, this was generally difficult to put into practice. For example, following his rise to power, Khrushchev realised that he had to break with Stalinism, but also had to maintain some of his policies- if Khrushchev had moved forcefully against Stalinism, he would have ...

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