Marxism 5

At the time of revolution, Russia was almost a non-capitalist country and with the planned development, within 15 years it left behind the centuries old industrial development of the developed capitalist countries. Had it not been surrounded by imperialist aggression and threat from all sides and not exp[ended so much energy and resources into military build up to quell these threats and dangers and that was channelized in socialist reconstruction, things would be still different.