Why is it incomplete to understand the global legacy of the Russian Revolution only through the Soviet state?

Correct answer: Because it also influenced ideas, parties, movements, literature and anti-colonial thinking

D is correct because the Russian Revolution had a legacy that extended beyond the institutions and policies of the Soviet state. Its ideas about socialism, workers’ power, economic equality and collective ownership influenced political parties, trade unions, writers, intellectuals and anti-colonial activists in many regions. People could be inspired by the promise of social justice even when they criticised Soviet authoritarianism or did not support every Soviet policy. Therefore, a complete historical assessment must examine political organisations, social movements, literature, education and national liberation struggles as well as the Soviet government itself. A is false because a state was created; B is irrelevant; and C reverses the revolution’s anti-monarchical significance. The word “global” requires attention to these varied forms of influence.