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J. V. Stalin
PROBLEMS OF LENINISM
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C O N T E N T S
(Abbreviated)
THE FOUNDATIONS OF LENINISM. Lectures Delivered at the
Sverdlov University (more)
THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION AND THE TACTICS OF THE RUSSIAN
COMMUNISTS. Preface to the Book "On the Road to October"
(more)
THE PARTY'S THREE FUNDAMENTAL SLOGANS ON THE PEASANT
QUESTION, Reply to Yan-sky
THE SLOGAN OF THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE PROLETARIAT AND
POOR PEASANTRY IN THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION FOR
OCTOBER, Reply to S. Pokrovsky
THE INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION.
On the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the October
Revolution
ON THE GRAIN FRONT From a Talk to Students of the Institute
of Red Professors, the Communist Academy and the Sverdlov
University, May 28, 1928
LENIN AND THE QUESTION OF THE ALLIANCE WITH THE MIDDLE
PEASANT. Reply to Comrade S.
THE RIGHT DANGER IN THE C.P.S.U.(B.). Speech Delivered at the
Plenum of the Moscow Committee and the Moscow Control
Commission of the C.P.S.U.(B.), October 19, 1928
THE RIGHT DEVIATION IN THE C.P.S.U.(B.). Speech Delivered at
the Plenum of the Central Committee and the Central Control
Commission of the C.P.S.U.(B.) in April 1929 (more)
A YEAR OF GREAT CHANGE. On the Occasion of the Twelfth
Anniversary of the October Revolution (more)
CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF AGRARIAN POLICY IN THE U.S.S.R. Speech Delivered at a Conference of Marxist Students of
Agrarian Questions, December 27, 1929 (more)
DIZZY WITH SUCCESS. Concerning Questions of the Collective-
Farm Movement
THE TASKS OF ECONOMIC EXECUTIVES. Speech at the First All-
Union Conference of Leading Personnel of Socialist Industry,
February 4, 1931
NEW CONDITIONS -- NEW TASKS IN ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION. Speech Delivered at a Conference of Economic Executives,
June 23, 1931 (more)
SOME QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF BOLSHEVISM.
Letter to the Editorial Board of the Magazine "Proletarskaya
Revolutsia"
THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PLAN. Report Delivered
at the Joint Plenum of the Central Committee and the Central
Control Commission of the C.P.S.U.(B.), January 7, 1933 (more)
WORK IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. Speech Delivered at the Joint Plenum
of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission
of the C.P.S.U.(B.), January 11, 1933
SPEECH DELIVERED AT THE FIRST ALL-UNION CONGRESS OF COL-
LECTIVE-FARM SHOCK BRIGRADES, February 19, 1933 (more)
REPORT TO THE SEVENTEENTH PARTY CONGRESS ON THE WORK OF
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE C.P.S.U.(B.), January 26, 1934 (more)
INSTEAD OF A REPLY TO THE DISCUSSION, January 31, 1934
ADDRESS DELIVERED IN THE KREMLIN PALACE TO THE GRADUATES
FROM THE RED ARMY ACADEMIES, May 4, 1935
SPEECH AT THE FIRST ALL-UNION CONFERENCE OF STAKHANOV-
ITES, November 17, 1935 (more)
ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION OF THE U.S.S.R. Report Delivered
at the Extraordinary Eigth Congress of Soviets of the U.S.S.R.,
November 25, 1936 (more)
DIALECTICAL AND HISTORICAL MATERIALISM, September 1938
REPORT TO THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE C.P.S.U.(B.) ON
THE WORK OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, March 10, 1939 (more)
NOTES
J. V. Stalin
PROBLEMS OF LENINISM
Table of Contents
(Complete)
THE FOUNDATIONS OF LENINISM. Lectures Delivered at the
Sverdlov University
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
The Historical Roots of Leninism
Method
Theory
The Dictatorship of the Proletariat
The Peasant Question
The National Question
Strategy and Tactics
The Party
Style in Work
THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION AND THE TACTICS OF THE RUSSIAN
COMMUNISTS. Preface to the Book "On the Road to October"
I.
II.
III.
IV.
The External and Internal Setting for the October Revolution
Two Specific Features of the October Revolution -- or October and Trotsky's Theory of "Permanent" Revolution
Certain Specific Features of the Tactics of the Bolsheviks During the Period of Preparation for October
The October Revolution as the Beginning of and the Pre-condition for the World Revolution
<"t3"> I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
The Definition of Leninism
The Main Thing of Leninism
The Question of "Permanent" Revolution
The Proletarian Revolution and the Dictatorship of the
Proletariat
The Party and the Working Class in the System of the
Dictatorship of the Proletariat
The Question of the Victory of Socialism in One Country
The Fight for the Victory of Socialist Construction
THE PARTY'S THREE FUNDAMENTAL SLOGANS ON THE PEASANT
QUESTION, Reply to Yan-sky
THE SLOGAN OF THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE PROLETARIAT AND
POOR PEASANTRY IN THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION FOR
OCTOBER, Reply to S. Pokrovsky
THE INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION.
On the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the October
Revolution
ON THE GRAIN FRONT From a Talk to Students of the Institute
of Red Professors, the Communist Academy and the Sverdlov
University, May 28, 1928
LENIN AND THE QUESTION OF THE ALLIANCE WITH THE MIDDLE
PEASANT. Reply to Comrade S.
THE RIGHT DANGER IN THE C.P.S.U.(B.). Speech Delivered at the
Plenum of the Moscow Committee and the Moscow Control
Commission of the C.P.S.U.(B.), October 19, 1928
<"t4"> THE RIGHT DEVIATION IN THE C.P.S.U.(B.). Speech Delivered at
the Plenum of the Central Committee and the Central Control
Commission of the C.P.S.U.(B.) in April 1929
I.
II.
III.
IV.
One Line or Two Lines?
Class Changes and Our Disagreements
Disagreements in Regard to the Comintern
Disagreements in Regard to Internal Policy
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
The Class Struggle
The Intensifiaction of the Class Struggle
The Peasantry
NEP and MArket Relations
The So-called "Tribute"
The Rate of Development of Industry and the New Forms of the Bond
Bukharin as a Theoretician
A Five-Year Plan and a Two-Year Plan
The Question of the Crop Area
Grain Procurements
Foreign Currency Reserves and Grain Imports
V.
Question of Party Leadership
a)
b)
c)
The Factionalism of Bukharin's Group
Loyalty and Collective Leadership
The Fight Against the Right Deviation
VI.
Conclusions
<"t5"> A YEAR OF GREAT CHANGE. On the Occasion of the Twelfth
Anniversary of the October Revolution
I.
II.
III.
In the Sphere of Productivity of Labour
In the Sphere of Industrial Construction
In the Sphere of Agricultural Development
Conclusions
<"t6"> CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF AGRARIAN POLICY IN THE U.S.S.R. Speech Delivered at a Conference of Marxist Students of
Agrarian Questions, December 27, 1929
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
The Theory of "Equilibrium
The Theory of "Spontaneity" in Socialist Construction
The Theory of the "Stability" of Small-Peasant Farming
Town and Country
The Nature of Collective Farms
The Class Changes and the Turn in the Party's Policy
Conclusions
DIZZY WITH SUCCESS. Concerning Questions of the Collective-
Farm Movement
THE TASKS OF ECONOMIC EXECUTIVES. Speech at the First All-
Union Conference of Leading Personnel of Socialist Industry,
February 4, 1931
<"t7"> NEW CONDITIONS -- NEW TASKS IN ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION. Speech Delivered at a Conference of Economic Executives,
June 23, 1931
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Manpower
Wages
The Organization of Work
The Working-Class Industrial and Technical Intelligentsia
Signs of a Change of Attitude Among the Old Industrial and
Technical Intelligentsia
Business Accounting
New Methods of Work, New Methods of Management
SOME QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF BOLSHEVISM.
Letter to the Editorial Board of the Magazine "Proletarskaya
Revolutsia"
<"t8"> <"t8"> THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PLAN. Report Delivered
at the Joint Plenum of the Central Committee and the Central
Control Commission of the C.P.S.U.(B.), January 7, 1933
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
The International Significance of the Five-Year Plan
The Fundamental Task of the Five-Year Plan and the Way
to Its Fulfilment
The Results of the Five-Year Plan in Four Years in the Sphere of Industry
The Results of the Five-Year Plan in Four Years in the Sphere of Agriculture
The Results of the Five-Year Plan in Four Years as Regards Improving the Material Conditions of the Workers and Peasants
The Results of the Five-Year Plan in Four Years as Regards Trade Turnover Between Town and Country
The Results of the Five-Year Plan in Four Years in the Sphere of the Struggle Against the Remnants of the Hostile Classes
General ConclusionsWORK IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. Speech Delivered at the Joint Plenum
of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission
of the C.P.S.U.(B.), January 11, 1933
SPEECH DELIVERED AT THE FIRST ALL-UNION CONGRESS OF COLLECTIVE-FARM SHOCK BRIGRADES, February 19, 1933
I.
II.
III.
The Collective-Farm Path Is the Only Right Path
Our Immediate Task -- To Make All the Collective-Farmers Prosperous
Miscellaneous Remarks
<"t10"> REPORT TO THE SEVENTEENTH PARTY CONGRESS ON THE WORK OF
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE C.P.S.U.(B.), January 26, 1934
I.
The Continuing Crisis of World Capitalism and the External Situation of the Soviet Union
1.
2.
3.
The Course of the Economic Crisis in the Capitalist Countries
The Growing Tension in the Political Situation in the Capitalist Countries
The Relations Between the U.S.S.R. and the Capitalist States
II.
The Continuing Progress of the National Economy
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Progress of Industry
The Progress of Agriculture
The Rise in the Material and Cultural Standard of the Working People
The Progress of Trade Turnover and Transport
III.
The Party
1.
2.
Questions of Ideological and Political Leadership
Questions of Organizational Leadership
INSTEAD OF A REPLY TO THE DISCUSSION, January 31, 1934
ADDRESS DELIVERED IN THE KREMLIN PALACE TO THE GRADUATES FROM THE RED ARMY ACADEMIES, May 4, 1935
<"t11"> SPEECH AT THE FIRST ALL-UNION CONFERENCE OF STAKHANOV ITES, November 17, 1935
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Significance of the Stakhanov Movement
The Roots of the Stakhanov Movement
New People -- New Technical Standards
Immediate Tasks
A Few More Words
<"t12"> ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION OF THE U.S.S.R. Report Delivered
at the Extraordinary Eigth Congress of Soviets of the U.S.S.R.,
November 25, 1936
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
Formation of the Constitution Commission and Its Tasks
Changes in the Life of the U.S.S.R. in the Period from 1924 to 1936
The Principle Specific Features of the Draft Constitution
Bourgeois Criticism of the Draft Constitution
Amendments and Adedenda to the Draft Constitution
The Significance of the New Constitution of the U.S.S.R.
DIALECTICAL AND HISTORICAL MATERIALISM, September 1938
<"t13"> REPORT TO THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE C.P.S.U.(B.) ON
THE WORK OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, March 10, 1939I.
The International Position of the Soviet Union
1.
2.
3.
New Economic Crisis in the Capitalist Countries. Intensification of the Struggle for Markets and Sources of Raw Material, and for a New Redivision of the World
Increasing Acuteness of the International Political Situation. Collapse of the Post-War System of Peace Treaties. Beginning of a New Imperialist War
The Soviet Union and the Capitalist Countries
II.
Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union
1.
2.
3.
Further Progress of Industry and Agriculture
Further Rise in the Material and Cultural Standard of the People
Further Consolidation of the Soviet Power
III.
Further Strengthening of the C.P.S.U.(B.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Measures to Improve the Composition of the Party. Division of Organizations. Closer Contact Between the Leading Bodies and the Work of the Lower Bodies
Selection, Promotion and Allocation of Cadres
Party Propagand. Marxist-Leninist Training of Party Members and Party Cadre
Some Questions of Theory
NOTES