▁respectively . ▁Within ▁the ▁social ist ▁movement , ▁there ▁is ▁criticism ▁towards ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁social ist ▁states ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁China ▁and ▁previously ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Central ▁European ▁states ▁before ▁what ▁some ▁term ▁the ▁" collapse ▁of ▁St alin ism " ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁T rot sky ism ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁commun ist ▁states ▁was ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁abandoned ▁Marx ism ▁in ▁all ▁but ▁name . ▁In ▁particular , ▁some ▁T rot sky ist ▁schools ▁call ▁those ▁countries ▁deg ener ated ▁workers ' ▁states ▁to ▁contrast ▁them ▁with ▁proper ▁social ism ▁( i . e . ▁workers ' ▁states ) ▁while ▁other ▁T rot sky ist ▁schools ▁call ▁them ▁state ▁capital ist ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁true ▁social ism ▁and ▁presence ▁of ▁defining ▁capital ist ▁characteristics ▁( w age ▁labor , ▁comm od ity ▁production ▁and ▁b ureau cr atic ▁control ▁over ▁workers ). ▁ ▁In ▁Germany ▁▁ ▁Otto ▁von ▁B ism ar ck ▁implemented ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁social ▁programs ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁following ▁his ▁anti - social ist ▁laws , ▁partly ▁as ▁rem ed ial ▁measures ▁to ▁appe ase ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁and ▁det ract ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁( SP D ). ▁B ism ar ck ' s ▁bi ograph er ▁A . ▁J . ▁P . ▁Taylor ▁said : ▁" It ▁would ▁be ▁unf air