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 | | The CPSU continued to serve as the model for the Soviet-dominated states of eastern Europe, however, until 1989, at which time the communist parties of eastern Europe either disintegrated or transformed themselves into Western-style socialist (or social democratic) parties. |
 | | Constitutionally, the Soviet government and the CPSU were separate bodies, but virtually all high government officials were party members, and it was this system of interlocking dual membership in party and governmental bodies that enabled the CPSU to both make policy and see that it was enforced by the government. |
 | | The basic unit of the CPSU was the primary party organisation, which was a feature in all factories, government offices, schools, and collective farms and any other body of any importance whatsoever. |
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