Common features of a totalitarian regime include a centralized government that seeks to control all aspects of public and private life. Such regimes lack political pluralism, suppress dissent, and use propaganda to legitimize their rule. The government often employs surveillance, censorship, and intimidation tactics to maintain power and eliminate opposition. Citizens are expected to conform to the state’s ideology and are denied basic freedoms, such as speech and assembly. Notable examples include regimes like Stalin's Soviet Union and North Korea, where extreme measures are taken to ensure absolute control.