Why was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) called that when they were communists?

Question

Why was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) called that when they were communists?

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Answer 1

Actual communism has never been done. It’s theoretically as pretty great way to live, but human nature gets in the way of it being feasible (hence the multiple failed attempts at communism).

Socialism could be called communism-lite and can actually work – “communist” countries like the USSR would be better described as socialist with communist aims that turned into fairly basic fascism.