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Before 1955, Rāutu practiced Stalinist and Zhdanovist communism. Stalinism is a form of communism that was practiced in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin. It is characterized by a strong emphasis on central planning and the use of state violence to suppress dissent. Zhdanovism is a form of Stalinism that was practiced in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Andrei Zhdanov.