The Start, Ideas, and Downfall of Communism in Europe and Russia Institution Date Introduction Communism is a concept that is based on the ideals that everyone is equal and wealth is supposed to be equally distributed among the people. In communist society, there is no private ownership and the state owns and distribute enterprise and property. The Soviet Union subscribed to these ideas and maintained a ban on parties that opposed these ideas. However for parties that were sympathetic to communism, the ban was lifted. The power of the state in the Soviet Union was concentrated in the communist party and the state was run by one leading elite. Moreover, communism did not entertain free press and civil liberty. They used a wide range of censorship and propaganda. A communist state is characterized by totalitarian authority. T