The cult of personality that surrounded Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union led soviet citizens to believe that there was undisputed support for Stalin both among the government and the common people. In turn, this fueled self-censorship and made political change harder.
This cult of personality was achieved through propaganda and censorship, as the Communist Party had control of all mass media. This desire to make himself a "god-like" figure was also an attempt to increase acceptance of communism among the people and to boost morale.
The answer is 4 <span>The reason behind this is because when the Roman Empire segregated into two halves, the Eastern Empire carried on traditional Roman attitudes, values, beliefs and of course the Christian Religion. Later on, as time progressed the influence of neighbouring Greece and the mixture of both cultures through social interaction and Eastern Roman conquests was evident. Basically the integration of Greek provinces into the Eastern Roman Empire consequently caused both cultures to be preserved.</span>
Communism failed to provide incentives for workers and citizens to work hard and be productive. While there are many benefits from equality, if pushed to an extreme it robs people of an incentive to make an effort. There was little if any reward for hard work or innovation and a lack of punishment for poor or inefficient work. The lack of incentives was a major reason for the poor performance of Eastern Europe economies.
