Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 07:18:25 -0500
From: UticaRose-AT-aol.com
Subject: Re: 100 Years of (Mis)Understanding


In a message dated 95-11-27 18:55:52 EST, JB Rosser wrote:

>     Stalin's major book was _Essentials of Leninism_.  It
>may be an old argument, Lenin did not like Stalin particularly,
>and there was considerable cultural freedom under Lenin.  But
>the essentials of political structure under Stalin are directly
>derived from those under Lenin. 

Stalin's codification of leninism came on the mummification and public
display of Lenin. All the "good" communists who were later purged or killed
went along with this cult of Lenin and the foundation of stalinism. Is there
really any argument about this ?? Isnt the only argument in this area whether
there was any meaningful differences between Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin ??


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