The British Empire and The USSR

Did the British empire promise its colonial subjects a beneficial outcome regarding the quality of the society? Does this thereby prove that the USSR was an imperial power as well during the same time?

My thesis is that the British empire did not promise its colonial subjects a beneficial outcome, but did make things easier for themselves. The items that enabled the British empire to work better unintentionally helped the Africans. Though the aid and its effect was unsignificant, as seen today. In contrast, the promises in the musical compositions sung by laborers in the West  about the time of revolution were realized and were evident, concrete. Therefore, the USSR was not an imperial power. It was a legitimate Communist government.

The compositions that are the White Man's burden are the examples that the European imperialism was setting to Africa and other colonies.

 They show a man washing hands. They say, "[the natives] are captured and are half-devils." If they are trying to teach the subjects cleanliness and the idea that they are enslaved and are partially bad, then they are asserting a superiority. If the superiority asserted by the British imperialism made the natives look bad then the imperialism  did not suggest a better outcome for the natives. So the intention was to extract resources. The superior infrastructure we see today is negligible because it is weak and was only introductory then, needed for the work of the empire. Therefore, the British empire did not create a better country for the Africans.

 Therefore, its outcome; AIDS, tribal warfare, terrorist origins etc. , is not indicative of a promise.
 In contrast, the USSR immediately saw an increase in the literacy of the population and a decrease in crime - with many being sent to the gulag, a massive prison in Russia's territory. Leisure time also increased, so there were more easy activities to do. Therefore, health was better. There, was in the 1960s a type of health-care, therefore the quality of life was superior. At its beginning, as known in labor songs such as the Internationale and the anthem of the USSR itself, unity in the work-place, freedom from arbitrary bosses and an increase in prosperity were idealized and sung about. Therefore, the intent was clear to make a better society. It was later evident that the items were realized and seen. Therefore, the USSR was not an imperial power. Therefore, the USSR was a legitimate Socialist country.