In 1950 do you think the people at the top of the USSR really believed in communism (or believed they believed) and thought their actions were somehow good for it, or do you think they were just in it for the power?

by grapp
Commustar

Just a quick modnote.

This question is worded to ask "do you believe..."

If you choose to answer this question, please be prepared to reference documents that demonstrate what senior Soviet leadership thought. Please do not justify your answers with "well, this is what I believe, anyway".