Calling Stalin an authoritative is ridiculous considering that if you dive deep into the archives, there isn’t much that will show his sole authority over important decisions. He’s was Avery intelligent man and well read, but relies heavily on experts in the field. Also, it is impossible for one man to control the economy that is in part ran by a collective of individuals. Also, Russian people for crave authority and it is incorrect to idealistically put the Russian people into such category. The Soviets rules themselves through the government apparatus while the free-loving Americans elected one of two presented “nominees” that they didn’t even select in the first place, and were fine with such authority. People behave differently not because of the human nature but more because of the economic system which sets a certain package of values that support the economy’s life.