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Were there elections in the Soviet Union?

April 26, 2017Arts elections History Humanities soviet union

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Were there elections in the Soviet Union?

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Hi Tom, Your other answerers are incorrect. Indeed there were elections, and there was more than one candidate on the ballot. The people had choices they could make — BUT — all of the candidates were members of the Communist party and were pre-approved by the Central Committee. Thus, the choice was always between tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee. You could elect a party approved Communist, or you could vote for a party approved Communist. See what I mean?