Until 1991, Communism was the form of government in the Soviet Union. What are several facts about life in the Soviet Union?

1. The Soviet Union was the first Communist nation in the world.
2. People caught trying to leave were killed or put in prison.
3. Life was very easy.
4. People fled to other countries if they could.
5. Dissident authors were fined.
6. Communism was a type of government that believed that everything should be regulated by the community as a whole.