▁wants . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁social ism ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁traditional ▁view ▁of ▁social ism , ▁think ers ▁like ▁Friedrich ▁Eng els ▁and ▁Henri ▁de ▁Saint - Sim on ▁took ▁the ▁position ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁will ▁change ▁in ▁nature ▁in ▁a ▁social ist ▁society , ▁with ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁changing ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁political ▁rule ▁over ▁people ▁into ▁a ▁scientific ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁processes ▁of ▁production . ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁state ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁coordin ating ▁economic ▁entity ▁consisting ▁of ▁inter dependent ▁inclus ive ▁associations ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁mechanism ▁of ▁class ▁and ▁political ▁control , ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁ce asing ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁definition . ▁ ▁Pre ced ing ▁the ▁B ols he vik - led ▁revolution ▁in ▁Russia , ▁many ▁social ist ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁an arch ists , ▁orth odox ▁Marx ist ▁curr ents ▁such ▁as ▁council ▁commun ism ▁and ▁the ▁Mens he vik s , ▁reform ists ▁and ▁other ▁dem ocr atic ▁and ▁libert arian ▁social ists ▁critic ized ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁conduct ▁central ▁planning ▁and ▁national ization ▁of ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁production ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁establish ▁social ism . ▁ ▁Political ▁pers pect ives ▁ ▁State ▁social ism ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁advoc ated ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁for ▁ach ieving ▁public ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁production ▁through ▁national ization ▁of ▁industry . ▁This ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁trans itional ▁phase ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁social ist ▁economy . ▁The ▁goals ▁of