Is stalinism still relevant today, or has it been surpassed by newer ideologies?

 Stalinism, as a political ideology and system of government, was associated with the Soviet Union and its leader Joseph Stalin, who ruled from 1922 to 1953. Stalinism was characterized by a single-party communist government, state-controlled media and economy, and the suppression of dissent and opposition.

Today, Stalinism is no longer a dominant or widely-practiced ideology. The Soviet Union and the socialist states of Eastern Europe, which were governed by Stalinist regimes, have all undergone political and economic transformations since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Many of these countries have embraced democratic systems of government and market-based economies.

However, Stalinism continues to be studied and debated by historians, political scientists, and others as a significant and influential period in world history. It is also sometimes invoked as a term of criticism or ridicule to describe authoritarian or repressive governments or regimes that are perceived as reminiscent of the Soviet Union under Stalin.