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Historical state · 1922–1991

Soviet Union

Placement: Authoritarian center-left

One-party state with a fully planned economy, state atheism, forced industrialization, and repression of dissent.

In short

On the traditional scale, this state sits in the authoritarian center-left camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “equality”; state: strongly towards “authority”; religion: strongly towards “secularism”; foreign policy: strongly towards “interventionism”. On society it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is marxism-leninism (95%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Marxism-LeninismThe Planner95%MaoismThe Red Guard91%KemalismThe Architect of the Republic84%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.