,POSITION ON ,RUSSIA & ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,K>L ,KORS* 

,TEXT 3 

,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 9 ,JAHRBU* D] ,>BEIT]BEWEGUNG 7,FRANKFURT1 #a#i#g#d71 PP4 #a#d#f-#a#d#h4 

,TRANSLAT$ BY ,D\GLAS ,KELLN] 

,S\RCE3 ,CLASS ,AGA9/ ,CLASS2 

,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ZDRAVKO ,SAVESKI1 = M>XI/S4ORG #b#i2 

,9 ! TIME AFT] ,L59'S DEA? & AFT] ! CURR5T 
0/ABILIZATION0 ( CAPITAL DOM9ATION ON A WORLD-WIDE SCALE1 & ! 
YE>'S LONG 0PROSP]ITY0 9 SOME C\NTRIES1 ESPECIALLY ! ,U,S,A1 MANY 
PEOPLE HAVE NEWLY COME TO 0COMMUNISM0 OR 0,SOVIET ,RUSSIA0 :O CANNOT AT 
ALL UND]/& ! CRITIQUE ( TODAY'S ,RUSSIA & ! ,COMMUNI/ P>TY 
:I* WE DEVELOP$ 9 ! FIR/ DECADE ( ! ,REVOLUTION #a#i#a#g-#a#i#b#g4 
,!SE PEOPLE1 :OM ,I HAVE = A LONG TIME DESIGNAT$ 9 CONV]SATIONS 
AS ! 0SECOND WAVE ( CONSCRIPTS ( ,L59ISM10 HAVE !MSELVES NEV] 
BE5 UNIT$ ) ! REVOLUTION ( ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S AS A DIRECT 
COMPON5T ( A WORLD REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( :I* !Y !MSELVES 
P>TICIPAT$4 ,RA!R1 !Y >E >\S$ BY ! 0NEW ,RUSSIA0 & ITS 
LEAD+ ,BOL%EVIK P>TY1 ) ITS 0FIVE YE> PLANS10 ) ITS CULTURAL 
PROGRESSIV5ESS 9 P$AGOGICAL FIELDS1 LAW1 >T1 & FILM1 :I* HAVE 
>IS5 FROM ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION 9 ITS CONSEQU5TLY =C$ NATIONAL 
LIMITATION TO ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE1 & :I* /ILL HAS CONT9U+ 
VITALITY AS A P[]FUL REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,!Y SEE ?AT 9 ,RUSSIA 
ANO!R GR\P HAS RIS5 TO P[]1 9FLU5CE1 & EFFECTIV5ESS ?AN 9 
! OLD ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN WORLD1 & TO BE SURE ANO!R GR\P ) 
:I* ! NEW ,COMMUNI/S OR 0FRI5DS ( ! NEW ,RUSSIA0 TO :OM ,I AM 
REF]R+1 CAN MORE EASILY ID5TIFY ) ?AN ) ! PREVI\S TYPE ( 
LEAD] 9 !IR [N L&1 OR ! NEW FASCI/ TYPE ( LEAD] :O IS 
ADVANC+ T[>D ?IS POSITION 9 SOME L&S 7& :O BELONGS TO ! 
HI/ORICAL GR\P ( A /ILL OLD] HUMAN TYPE74 ,! NEW FRI5DS ( 
COMMUNISM HAVE 9 A S5SE ! SAME RELATION TO ! NEW ,RUSSIAN /ATE 
?AT ,HEGEL ONCE REPRES5T$ 9 REG>D TO ! NEW ,PRUSSIAN /ATE3 0,WE 
>E TODAY SO ADVANC$ ?AT WE CAN ONLY HOLD AS VALID ,IDEAS & ?AT 
:I* HAS >IS5 FROM ,REASON4 ,MORE CLOSELY SE51 ! ,PRUSSIAN ,/ATE 
CORRESPONDS TO ,REASON40 

,! APPLICATION ( ! ,HEGELIAN PR9CIPLE 0:AT IS REAL IS 
RATIONAL0 TO TODAY'S ,RUSSIAN /ATE1 & ! ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES :I* >E 
RELAT$ TO IT & SUPPORT$ BY IT 9 O!R L&S1 HOLDS NOT ONLY = 
?AT UNIV]SALLY FRE$OM LOV+ & PROGRESSIVE LAY] FROM :I* 9 A 
TIME ( A RIS+ REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ! /RUGGL+ PROLET>IAT 
RECEIV$ RE9=CEM5T1 SUPPORT1 & ! WID5+ ( ITS FRONT1 BUT TO 
A C]TA9 EXT5T HOLDS ALSO = ! WORK]S !MSELVES4 ,ONE CANNOT 
PROTE/ AGA9/ A REALITY SIMPLY 9 ! NAME ( AN AB/RACT PR9CIPLE4 
,!RE IS TODAY NO:]E 9 ! WORLD ANY LONG] AN ORGANIZATION ( 
REVOLUTION>Y-9CL9$ WORK]S1 OR EV5 A 0DIRECTION0 :I* REALLY 
EMBODIES 9 ITSELF REVOLUTION AS A SPIRITUAL IDEAL1 :I* ONE CAN 
OPPOSE AS ! TRULY REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T TO ! 0DEG5]AT$0 ,RUSSIAN 
,COMMUNI/ P>TY1 :I* 0PUTS ! NATIONAL /ATE 9T]E/ ABOVE ! 
9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAN CLASS 9T]E/40 ,IF ! BELIEF 9 0! 
CON/RUCTION ( SOCIALISM 9 ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA0 IS ONLY A METAPHYSICAL 
CONSOLATION1 A MY?1 OR A REVOLUTION>Y FAI?-9-!-BEYOND 
7,J5SEITS-,GLAUBIGKEIT7 = ! WORK]S ( C\NTRIES \TSIDE ( ,RUSSIA 
:O >E ATTRACT$ BY COMMUNISM1 ?IS FAI?-9-!-BEYOND NO LONG] 
TODAY CONFRONTS A REVOLUTION>Y H]E-&-N[ 7,DIESSEITIGKEIT7 9 ANY 
9TELLIGIBLE =M4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION FROM ,FEBRU>Y & ,OCTOB]1 
#a#i#a#g1 & 9 ! FOLL[+ YE>S1 WAS1 CONSID]$ PURELY AS A MOVEM5T1 
! PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T ?AT MO/ 9VOLV$ ! MASSES 9 ! 5TIRE 
PREVI\S HI/ORY4 ,IT DE/ROY$ ! CZ>I/ /ATE & DEMOLI%$ ! OLD 
CAPITALI/ RUL+ ,CLASS4 ,9 ALL O!R L&S ! WORK]S W]E EI!R 
DEFEAT$ OR 9 CRUEL WAYS W]E ROBB$ ( ALL PREVI\SLY WON POSITIONS1 
?R\< %>P5$ PRESSURE FROM \TSIDE & ?R\< 9CREAS+ DECAY 
FROM )94 

,EV]Y:]E ! WORK]S >E ?REAT5$ BY ! PRES5T ECONOMIC 
CRISIS1 9TO :I* 9 SOME C\NTRIES ALREADY A %>P5+ ( 
EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION HAS 5T]$1 & ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL 
REMA9S ( AN 9DEP5D5T PROLET>IAN CLASS MOVEM5T & EV5 A CLASS 
CONSCI\SNESS ?R\< FASCISM4 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT ! WORK]S >E TOLD 
AB\T ! /ATE-CAPITALI/ CONT9UATION1 RE/ORATION & %>P5+ ( 
ALREADY DEVELOP$ =MS ( CAPITALI/ OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION 9 
,RUSSIA1 COMES EI!R FROM ! M\?S ( !IR OLD WELL-KN[N 5EMIES1 
CAPITALI/S1 FASCI/S1 & SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OR IT UNAVOIDABLY REMA9S 
EXTREMELY VAGUE1 AB/RACT1 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 & UNSYMPA!TIC4 ,ALL 
!SE CRITIQUES DO NOT CONTA9 & CANNOT AT ?IS TIME CONTA9 ANY SORT 
( CALL TO ACTION = REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S4 ,= ALL !SE REASONS IT 
IS UNAVOIDABLE ?AT UP UNTIL ! RISE ( A NEW1 9DEP5D5T CLASS 
MOVEM5T ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 EV5 ! WORK+ CLASS 
ITSELF & PRECISELY ITS MO/ REVOLUTION>Y COMPON5TS CAN LOOK AT 
TODAY'S ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA AS ! REAL & !NCE REVOLUTION>Y RATIONAL 
IMPLEM5TATION ( ! POSIT$ GOALS ?AT >E TODAY /ILL NOT 
IMPLEM5T$ 9 !IR [N C\NTRIES4 

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