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I think the Russian Revolution was probably the singular biggest step forward for the world working class in history, and that the soviet union is to be defended. Of course it no longer exists, because of the leadership of “Marxist”-“Leninists” of your tendency. I see you’ve clearly drawn all the necessary lessons.
Given that you’ve shown zero good faith so far I doubt you’ll ever read it but I’ll post this anyway just for the others reading this conversation.
But for a serious analysis of the collapse of the Soviet Union I would recommend Capitalist Restoration of the USSR by Martin Nicholaus
https://revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/nicolaus.htm
If I were to sum it up in a short post such as this medium (which I feel is not good as it loses nuance) I would point to:
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Allowing Krushchev (an ex trotskyite who recanted his views who should’ve been shot) into power who first privatised the Tractor stations and denigrated Marxism-Leninism in his “Secret speech” (Which was mysteriously released to the West lol) where he rehashed Trotskyite lies (like having Kirov killed/the moscow trials were frame ups etc.)
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Kruschevs Secret Speech was leaked to the West rather than released out in the open of Soviet Society. Allowing for a poison to enter the Communist Party which could not be tackled head on but released to certain strata of the Communist Party (regional leaders) as well as rumour returning from the West where it had been leaked and could be fought honestly in public. As Furr pointed out every single allegation against Stalin in that speech was false
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Kruschev releasing numerous counter revolutionaries under a “thaw”
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One of his policies was “peaceful coexistence” with capitalism compared to Marxist-Leninist understanding that it is a ruthless fight to the death
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The other major one was the “Party of the entire people” (if the party represents the entire people and not the vanguard why do we even need a party?)
*These revisionist policies resulted in the overthrow of Socialism by 1965 with the Kosygin reforms which allowed the hiring and firing of workers, the rise of a managerial strata embued with petit bourgeois views and the restoration of the profit motive in Soviet enterprises.
The stagnation in the 70s then 80s were the direct result of those policies implemented first by Kruschev then the rest of his clique of revisionists
So in short, ensure to be more thorough in purging Trotskyites
“For a serious analysis of the collapse of the Soviet Union, see this article blaming it all on ‘trotskyites,’ we should have shot more of them.”
Good faith, indeed.
Firstly your responses have been 1 sentence replies. I’m carrying this “debate”
Secondly there is nothing of substance in your replies but insults so in for a penny and out for a pound and all that
see this article blaming it all on ‘trotskyites
Thirdly, Kruschev was literally a trotskyite and his policies were decidedly anti-Marxist-Leninist which were foundational for destroying Socialism in Soviet Union and throwing back Russia 30 years…
What conclusions would you have us draw?
