Talk:Politics of the Soviet Union

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The text, written by User:Fred Bauder, was retired from Soviet Union, where it did not fit into the structure of the article. It was apparently structured to make the case that the Soviet Union was a totalitarian regime. I favor replacing this entirely with an article adapted from the public domain LOC handbook on the Soviet Union. Chapter 7 on the Communist Party [1], Chapter 8 on government structure and its functions [2], and chapter 9 on mass media and the arts [3] are particularly useful. 172 13:23, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I'd rather say it is written from the POV that "western democracy" is good, and if somethings does not match it, then it should be bad. An example of this attitude is the phrase "The Supreme Court, the highest judicial body, had little power, lacking authority to determine constitutionality of laws, to interpret laws, or to strike laws down". I.e., it is erroneously assumed that the Soviet Supreme Court should have the same functions as in the US of A.

I approve of placing the Soviet Union's explanation of itself in the article, provided the source is clearly and prominantly identified, but independent information should form the bulk of the article. Fred Bauder 23:47, Jan 2, 2005 (UTC)

You are again politicizing and POVizing the issue. "Independent information" is a game play with the word "information". Encyclopedia must contain facts, not "information", if you know what I mean. The bulk of the article must be facts and neutral summaries of facts. mikka (t) 15:51, 17 July 2005 (UTC)