What strategies were used by leaders of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China as they sought to build Communist societies in their countries? In what ways were the strategies different, and in what ways were they similar? To what degree were they successful? How has the Chinese Communist Party, to date, been able to retain power while that of the Soviet Union lost control of the state apparatus? Show why.

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