What kind of party system was prevalent in the USSR just after the Russian revolution?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → It centered around the communist parties, and no other political parties or opposition were allowed.
Option (1) It centered around the communist parties, and no other political parties or opposition were allowed. — Correct. The Soviet political system centred around the communist party, and no other political party or opposition was allowed.
Option (2) It centered around the Maoist parties. — Incorrect. Maoist groups belong elsewhere (the Maoists of Nepal, for example), not to the Soviet system.
Option (3) It was opposed to any kind of party system. — Incorrect. The system gave primacy to the state and the party; it had one party, not none.
Option (4) It centered around the liberal party. — Incorrect. No other party, liberal or any other, was allowed.
NCERT (2025-26): “What was the Soviet System? … In doing so, the makers of the Soviet system gave primacy to the state and the institution of the party. The Soviet political system centred around the communist party, and no other political party or opposition was allowed. The economy was planned and controlled by the state.” |