The one characteristic of command economy is that the individual pursuit of wealth is replaced by a concerted effort from all economic channels to improve society as a whole.
Russia in the late 19th and early 20th century was a massive empire, stretching from Poland to the Pacific, and home in 1914 to 165 million people of many languages, religions, and cultures. Ruling such a massive state was difficult, and the long-term problems within Russia were eroding the Romanov monarchy. In 1917, this decay finally produced a revolution<span>, which swept the old system away. Several key fault lines can be identified as long-term causes, while the short-term trigger is accepted as being </span>World War 1<span>.
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west Germany was under control of America and England after the war and east Germany was under control of Russia. Many people in east Germany disagreed with communist Russia's system and they left to go to West Germany. Russia put up a wall, later named the Berlin Wall, to prevent this. it was heavily guarded and many people died attempting to escape.
