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Re:China's Xi could rule for life, as two-term limit set to ... by tomca32 on Monday February 26, 2018 @03:59PM (#16468920)
It also inspired half of the world and had a massive cultural, artistic and sports influence across the whole world. Space program that was well ahead of the US for a good period time.

Classical composers as you mentioned, literature (Russian realism), opera & ballet. Russian academies in those areas are still considered the best in the world.

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Re:China's Xi could rule for life, as two-term limit set to ... by tabtab on Thursday March 01, 2018 @07:59PM (#16497940)
There was a brief period from about 1957 to 1965 where they seemed to be gaining steam; but other than that, it was mostly other dictators that tried to emulate and/or side with them, not general populations.
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