– Len in ist ▁revolution s ▁where ▁single - party ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁by ▁extension ▁over ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁spher es ▁of ▁society ▁was ▁just ified ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁the ▁revolution ▁against ▁counter - re volution ary ▁ins urre ction ▁and ▁foreign ▁invasion . ▁The ▁St alin ist ▁theory ▁of ▁social ism ▁in ▁one ▁country ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁legit im ize ▁state - direct ed ▁activity ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁the ▁industrial ization ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁theory ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁political ▁ide ology , ▁state ▁social ism ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁div iding ▁lines ▁in ▁the ▁bro ader ▁social ist ▁movement . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁non - state ▁or ▁anti - state ▁forms ▁of ▁social ism ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁that ▁advoc ate ▁direct ▁self - management ▁ad h ocracy ▁and ▁direct ▁co oper ative ▁ownership ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁production . ▁Political ▁philosoph ies ▁contrast ed ▁to ▁state ▁social ism ▁include ▁libert arian ▁social ist ▁philosoph ies ▁such ▁as ▁an arch ism , ▁De ▁Leon ism , ▁economic ▁dem ocracy , ▁free - market ▁social ism , ▁libert arian ▁Marx ism ▁and ▁synd ical ism . ▁These ▁forms ▁of ▁social ism ▁are ▁opposed ▁to ▁hier arch ical ▁techn ocr atic ▁social ism , ▁scientific ▁management ▁and ▁state - direct ed ▁economic ▁planning . ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁concept ▁of ▁state ▁social ism , ▁when ▁used ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Soviet - style ▁economic ▁and