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> There were large institutions about so-called Marxism-Leninism, it was obligatory for everyone with education to have courses in political philosophy
Yeah, SU made it mandatory on the whole Eastern Block and I bet those who weren't literally part of it but were communist (like China) also adopted some of their own form of this. Getting good grades in the political course mattered more than competency in the chosen field of the intellectual if he aspired to hold titles, offices, and jobs of authority (like director of any institution).