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Bolshevism and its Critique

In: Socialist Construction and Marxist Theory

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  • Philip Corrigan
  • Harvie Ramsay
  • Derek Sayer

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In 1936 J. Sen wrote to Andre Gide suggesting that ‘the time is opportune for criticism to be directed against the USSR’. Amongst his reasons was one we share: A communist cannot refuse to examine realities, for that would be the negation of Marxism. Communists … have not the right, on the pretext of not discouraging the proletariat, to conceal from it the errors of a revolutionary experiment. On the contrary, their duty, their task is to examine the path followed by the Russian Revolution … (cit. Gide, 1937: 141–2)

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  • Philip Corrigan & Harvie Ramsay & Derek Sayer, 1978. "Bolshevism and its Critique," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Socialist Construction and Marxist Theory, chapter 2, pages 24-52, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-03131-3_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-03131-3_2
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    Cited by:

    1. Bernstein, Henry, 2004. "Development Studies and the Marxists," Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, Working Paper Series qt43f9g6qd, Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, UC Santa Cruz.
    2. Henry Bernstein & Howard Nicholas, 1983. "Pessimism of the Intellect, Pessimism of the Will? A Response to Gunder Frank," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 14(4), pages 609-624, October.

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