2 points
Yes, it actually was. The Politburo had outsized power, but the local Soviets ran most things. Again, incredibly flawed, but still Socialist.
Oligarchs are not land owners that take a portion of what food is grown by the Russian people, the Oligarchs are Capitalists.
-2 points
Oligarchs are not land owners
Oligarchs control the exploitation of Russia’s natural resources. Can’t get much more “land owner” than that.
5 points
Capitalists can do that as well, without being feudalists. You’re tying an ancient peasant-aristocrat structure to modern Capitalism just to avoid acknowledging that Capitalism has failed Russia.
-4 points
You’re trying to pretend that an oligarchy / dictatorship has something to do with capitalism because you hate capitalism.
