Communism and Fascism

To begin with, Germany had a more solid and advanced economy than the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union was more productive and used fewer workers, even after the Nazi occupation of European Russia. On the other hand, the Soviet Union was a lot larger in surface and population. Each leader generated a personality cult, but Stalin’s was more endearing and promising while Hitler was aggressive and ruthless. Both Hitler and Stalin were megalomanias building the People’s Hall in Berlin and Stalin’s dream Palace of the Soviets in Moscow, respectively that were not accomplished. You can observe how the ideas of communism and fascism differ mainly through their goals, along with other characteristics. Communism pursues international goals, which is shown in Stalin’s strived to push the Soviet Union to be a leading economic power. Fascist leaders pursue goals limited to their own nation. A communist society pushes have no social classes, which is why private ownership of land or property is not supported. Contrarily, fascism is very much class-based, as seen in Hitler’s views of race superiority. Though the goals of these two governmental systems differ very much, the methods used to achieve these goals are remarkably similar.

The similarities between communism and fascism lie in their political methods. The most obvious comparison is that they are both dictatorial, one – party governments. Under each government, citizens are expected to be entirely devoted to the state, which glorifies military and war. Their rights are virtually non-existent, and the media information they see is censored so that they only