Then why were there special stores for Soviet leadership where they could buy products the rest of the population couldn’t? Is that not privilege? Why could a

Then why were there special stores for Soviet leadership where they could buy products the rest of the population couldn’t? Is that not privilege? Why could a government official get a car while a normal person would have to wait years? Children of government officials got preference at the best universities and jobs. Is that not aristocracy? Communism is all about privilege — everyone is equal but some people are more equal than others.