What is an example of socialism in a community?

The former Soviet Union is an example of a socialist system. Cuba is an example of a socialist nation ... The country of North Korea is a socialist state, lacking a stock exchange, supporting many social programs, and the economy is state-run.

Socialism is an economic system where everyone in society equally owns the factors of production. That ownership is acquired through a democratically elected government or through a cooperative or a public corporation in which everyone owns shares. The four factors of production are labor, capital goods, natural resources, and, in the modern era, entrepreneurship.