The domination of political control must be comprehensive and impose authority from the public and private lives of citizens to the functions of social and economic institutions in order to be distinguished like a totalitarian regime. State. Through the study of Juan Linz, Hannah Arendt, and other political philosophers, we are able to define the Soviet Union under Stalin's control as a true totalitarian regime. The simultaneous components of the center of power surrounding Stalin and his Central Committee, a Stalinist ideology manipulated from Marxist and Leninist philosophy, and the mobilization of the population to participate in collectivization and the five-year plans parallel the three fundamental characteristics of Linz: a totalitarian regime. system: a monistic center of power, a dominant ideology and active participation of citizens in social tasks. The terror legitimized by this ideology, the propaganda around Stalin's "cult of personality", the millions of citizens purged in the 1930s and the constant fear of internal enemies and surveillance by secret police and friends and neighbors define totalitarianism as "the new form of government." A totalitarian movement penetrates deep into every aspect of society with monopolized power that attempts to control the thoughts and actions of every citizen. It arises from the myth of total unity or , as Stalin described it, of the unity of a "living organism. The vision of party members and citizens must align completely with that of the great leader as they work toward a collective future and even if." total immersion is expected, surveillance and terror promise to oust any hidden dissidents Stalin, as leader, worked ruthlessly and effectively to develop the Soviet Union... middle of paper... and had no rival thoughts. In the example of Nikolai Bukharin, who had once been a member of the Central Committee, his dedication ultimately led to his acquiescence in his guilt in the face of vague accusations of conspiracy against Stalin (Service 2004, 355). Even in the midst of persecution, Bukharin devoted himself to the Soviet Union and declared himself an unshakable communist: "I have been guilty of many things, but I protest with all the strength of my soul against the accusation of betrayal to my homeland. » These so-called opponents are so devoted and loyal to Stalin and his party that they are willing to accept their guilt for imaginary crimes. Even terrified, they would still not challenge the regime. Between 1936 and 1938, in an effort to eliminate all political opponents, Stalin liquidated 98 of his party's 139 members in the Central Committee and, ironically, as well as the Red Army on the eve of war..