,/ATE1 ,CLASS & BUREAUCRACY 9 ! ,U,S,S,R ,TEXT 3 ,L59 9 #aiba DEF9$ ! ,SOVIET ,RUSSIAN ,/ATE AS 0A WORK]S' /ATE ) A BUREAUCRATIC DE=MATION 9 A C\NTRY ) A PEASANT MAJORITY40 ,?IS DEF9ITION MU/ N[ADAYS BE MODIFI$ 9 ! FOLL[+ WAY3 ! ,SOVIET ,/ATE IS A BUREAUCRATIC ,/ATE :]E A BUREAUCRATIC MIDDLE CLASS & A WORK]S L[] MIDDLE CLASS >E 9 ! PROCESS ( =MATION :ILE ! AGR>IAN MIDDLE CLASS /ILL SURVIVES4 ,BORIS ,S\V>9 9 HIS BOOK ON ',/AL9' 7,P>IS #a#i#c#e7 GIVES ?IS PORTRAYAL ( ! SOCIAL APPE>ANCE ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 0,! SO-CALL$ SOVIET SOCIETY IS BAS$ 9 JU/ ! SAME WAY ON ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN1 ( ! PRODUC] BY ! BUREAUCRAT - TE*NICIAN ( POLITICAL P[]4 ,9DIVIDUAL APPROPRIATION ( SURPLUS VALUE IS SUCCE$$ BY A COLLECTIVE APPROPRIATION BY ! ,/ATE1 A P>ASITIC D$UCTION FROM CONSUMPTION C>RI$ \T BY ! BUREAUCRACY 4 4 4 ,(FICIAL DOCUM5TS LEAVE US 9 NO D\BT3 ! BUREAUCRACY D$UCTS AN UNW>RANT$ PORTION FROM ! WORK ( ! SUBJECT CLASSES :O >E =C$ TO UND]GO AN UNREL5T+ SY/EM ( SWEAT$ LABOR1 & :I* CORRESPONDS MORE OR LESS TO ! OLD CAPITALI/ PR(IT4 ,?US A NEW SOCIAL CATEGORY HAS =M$ >\ND ! ,P>TY1 :I* IS 9T]E/$ 9 ! MA9T5ANCE ( ! CURR5T ORD] & 9 ! P]PETUATION ( ! ,/ATE :OSE EXT9CTION ,L59 PR$ICT$ AS RELAT$ TO ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( CLASSES4 ,IF ! ,BOL%EVIKS DO NOT HAVE ! LEGAL [N]%IP ( ! 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION & MEANS ( EX*ANGE1 !Y POSSESS ! MA*9]Y ( ! ,/ATE1 :I* ALL[S !M TO C>RY \T ALL !SE ACTS ( PLUND] 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,! POSSIBILITY ( IMPOS+ SALE PRICES ?AT >E MU* HI<] ?AN CO/ PRICES CONTA9S ! TRUE SECRET ( BUREAUCRATIC-TE*NICAL EXPLOITATION :I* IS *>ACT]IZ$ BESIDES ?IS BY ADM9I/RATIVE & MILIT>Y OPPRESSION40 ,BONAP>TISM IS NO MORE ?AN ! POLITICAL REFLECTION ( ! T5D5CY ( ?IS NEW B\RGEOISIE TO CONS]VE & 5HANCE ITS [N SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION4 ,9 ! APPEAL TO ! WORLD PROLET>IAT BY ! ,BOL%EVIK ,L59I/ ,TAMBOV ( #a#i#c#e1 ONE CAN READ3 0,! AIM ( ! P>TY BUREAUCRACY CONSI/S SOLELY ( ! ISOLATION & TORTURE ( OPPON5TS SO ?AT !Y NEV] PUBLICLY BECOME USELESS1 ?AT IS TO SAY UN=TUNATE APOLITICAL BE+S4 ,! BUREAUCRAT1 9 FACT1 DOES NOT WI% Y\ TO BE A TRUE ,COMMUNI/4 ,HE DOES NOT NE$ ?AT4 ,= HIM ?AT IS H>MFUL & MORTALLY DANG]\S4 ,! BUREAUCRAT DOES NOT WANT 9DEP5D5T ,COMMUNI/S1 HE WANTS MIS]ABLE SLAVES1 EGOI/S & CITIZ5S ( ! WOR/ SORT 4444 0,IT W\LD ?US BE POSSIBLE ?AT UND] A TRUE PROLET>IAN P[]1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ BUREAUCRACY1 AGA9/ ! ?IEVES & BRIG&S :O IMPUD5TLY APPROPRIATE ! GOODS ( ! SOVIETS & :O >E ! CAUSE ( ! LOSS ( ?\S&S ( M5 ?R\< COLD & FAM9E1 IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE ?AT A /RUGGLE OR A SIMPLE PROTE/ W\LD BE CONSID]$ AS A C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y (F5SE80 ,! CRUEL /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! 'REVOLUTION>Y' OPPOSITIONS & 'CONS]VATIVE' OR?ODOXY IS A PH5OM5ON ?AT IS QUITE NATURAL 9 ! SETT+ ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM4 ,! ,L59I/ OPPOSITION HAS GOOD REASON TO PO9T \T TO ! WORLD PROLET>IAT ! DE=MITIES & DEG5]ACY'S ( ,/AL9ISM1 BUT IF ! OPPOSITION'S DIAGNOSIS IS ALMO/ ALWAYS CORRECT1 ! ETIOLOGY IS ALMO/ ALWAYS 9ADEQUATE4 ,/AL9ISM IS ONLY ! CONSEQU5CE ( ! ,L59I/ SET UP ( ! POLITICAL PROBLEM ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION4 ,TO OPPOSE ! EFFECTS )\T GO+ BACK TO ! CAUSES1 TO ! ORIG9AL S9 ( ,BOL%EVISM 7BUREAUCRATIC DICTATOR%IP AS A FUNCTION ( DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,P>TY71 IS EQUIVAL5T TO >BITR>ILY SIMPLIFY+ ! *A9 ( CAUSALITY :I* LEADS FROM ! DICTATOR%IP ( ,L59 )\T ANY GREAT BREAKS 9 CONT9UITY4 ,LIB]TY )9 A P>TY :I* D5IES ! FREE PLAY ( COMPETITION AMONG ! PROGRESSIVE P>TIES )9 ! SOVIET SY/EM W\LD TODAY BE A SPECTACUL> MIRACLE4 ,WORK]S' HEGEMONY1 ,BOL%EVIK ABSOLUTISM1 ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM1 9DU/RIAL FETI%ISM3 !SE SE$S ( CORRUPTION C\LD ONLY PRODUCE POISON$ FRUIT SU* AS ! ABSOLUTISM ( A FACTION & ! HEGEMONY ( A CLASS4 ,TROTSKY 9 ! ROLE ( ,SA9T ,GEORGE /RUGGL+ ) ! ,/AL9I/ DRAGON CANNOT MAKE US =GET ! ,TROTSKY ( ,KRON/ADT4 ,! RESPONSIBILITY = CURR5T ,/AL9ISM GOES BACK TO ! =MULATION & PRACTICE ( ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY 9 ! SAME WAY AS TO ! ILLUSION ( ! EXT9CTION ( ! ,/ATE AS A FRUIT ( ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( CLASSES UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM4 ,:5 ,TROTSKY WROTE 7#f? ,DECEMB]1 #a#i#c#e73 0,! HI/ORICAL ABSURDITY ( AUTOCRATIC BUREAUCRACY 9 A CLASSLESS SOCIETY CANNOT BE SU/A9$ & WILL NOT BE SU/A9$ 9DEF9ITELY10 HE WAS SAY+ AN ABSURD ?+ AB\T ! 'HI/ORICAL ABSURDITY4' ,9 HI/ORY !RE IS NO ABSURDITY4 ,AN AUTOCRATIC BUREAUCRACY IS A CLASS1 !RE=E IT IS NOT ABSURD ?AT IT %\LD EXI/ 9 A SOCIETY :]E CLASSES REMA9 ! BUREAUCRATIC CLASS & ! PROLET>IAN CLASS4 ,IF ! ,U,S,S,R WAS A 'CLASSLESS' SOCIETY1 IT W\LD ALSO BE A SOCIETY )\T A BUREAUCRATIC AUTOCRACY1 :I* IS ! NATURAL FRUIT ( ! P]MAN5T EXI/5CE ( ! ,/ATE4 ,IT IS BECAUSE ( ITS FUNCTION AS ! P>TY CONTROLL+ ! ,/ATE MA*9E ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY BECAME A C5T] ( ATTRACTION = C>E]I/ PETTY B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS & = LAZY & OPPORTUNI/ WORK]S4 ,! BUREAUCRATIC W\ND HAS NOT BE5 OP5$ & 9FECT$ BY ,/AL9ISM3 IT IS CONTEMPORANE\S ) ! ,BOL%EVIK DICTATOR%IP4 ,H]E >E SOME NEWS ITEMS FROM #aiah & #a#i#a#i1 PUBLI%$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIK PRESS4 ',VETS]TSIA ,ISVE/IA' ( #b#cRD ,AUGU/ #aiah TALK+ ( ! DISORGANIZATION ( ! PO/AL S]VICE1 /ATES ?AT DESPITE ! #f.0 DECREASE 9 CORRESPOND5CE ! NUMB] ( EMPLOYES HAD 9CREAS$ BY #a.0 COMP>$ TO ! P]IOD BE=E ! ,REVOLUTION4 ',PRAVDA' ( #a#a? ,FEBRU>Y #aiai PO9TS \T ! CONT9UAL CREATION ( NEW (FICES1 ( NEW BUREAUCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS1 = :I* (FICIALS >E NAM$ & REMUN]AT$ BE=E !SE NEW 9/ITUTIONS BEG9 TO OP]ATE4 0,& ALL !SE NEW EMPLOYES10 SAYS ',PRAVDA' ( #b#bND ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#a#i1 0OV]RUN & OCCUPY 5TIRE PALACES1 :51 SEE+ !IR NUMB]1 A FEW ROOMS W\LD BE 5\<40 ,WORK IS SL[ & OB/RUCTIONI/1 EV5 9 (FICES ) 9DU/RIAL FUNCTIONS4 0,AN EMPLOYEE ( ! ,COMMIS>IAT ( ,LIPETZK10 RELATES ',ISVE/IA' ( #b#i? ,NOVEMB] #a#i#a#h1 09 ORD] TO BUY N9E BOXES ( NAILS AT ! PRICE ( #dag RUBLES HAD TO FILL 9 TW5TY =MS1 OBTA9 T5 ORD]S & ?IRTE5 SIGNATURES1 & HE HAD TO WAIT TWO DAYS TO GET !M AS ! BUREAUCRATS :O %\LD HAVE SIGN$ C\LD NOT BE F\ND40 ',PRAVDA' 7,NO4#b#h#a7 D5\NC$ 0! 9VASION ( \R ,P>TY BY PETTY B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS0 & COMPLA9TS AB\T REQUISITIONS 0( A ,SELFI% NATURE40 ,9 ! #bND ,M>* #aiai ISSUE1 ! SAME PAP] /ATES 0,WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT REC5TLY COMRADES :O >E 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY = !IR FIR/ YE> HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE USE ( ME?ODS ?AT >E 9ADMISSIBLE 9 \R ,P>TY4 ,MAK+ IT !IR DUTY NOT TO TAKE ANY NOTICE ( ! ADVICE ( LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS1 BELIEV+ !MSELVES *>G$ TO ACT P]SONALLY ON ! BASIS ( !IR RA!R LIMIT$ AU?ORITY1 !Y ORD] & COMM& )\T RHYME OR REASON4 ,FROM ?IS COMES ! LAT5T DISCONT5T BETWE5 ! C5T] & ! P]IPH]Y1 A SUCCESSION ( ABUSES PROVOK$ BY ! 9DIVIDUAL DICTATOR%IP40 ,SPEAK+ ( ! PROV9CE ( ,P5SA1 ! ,COMMISS>Y ( ! ,9T]IOR ,N>KOMVNUDEL SAID1 0,! LOCAL REPRES5TATIVES ( ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T BEHAVE NOT LIKE REPRES5TATIVES ( ! PROLET>IAT1 BUT LIKE TRUE DICTATORS4 ,A S5ES ( FACTS & PRO(S ?AT !SE /RANGE REPRES5TATIVES GO >M$ TO ! POORE/ ( PEOPLE1 TAK+ FROM !M ! NECESSITIES ( LIFE1 ?REAT5+ TO KILL !M1 & :5 !Y PROTE/1 !Y BEAT !M ) /ICKS4 ,! POSSESSIONS !Y HAVE ?US REQUISITION$ >E RESOLD1 & ) ! MONEY !Y RECEIVE1 !Y ORGANIZE SC5ES ( DRUNK5NESS & ORGIES40 ,ANO!R ,BOL%EVIK1 ,MES]IKOV1 WROTE1 0EA* ONE ( US SEES EA* DAY 9NUM]ABLE CASES ( VIOL5CE1 ( ABUSE ( P[]1 ( CORRUPTION1 ( LAZ9ESS ETC4 ,ALL ( US KN[ ?AT 9TO \R SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS1 CRET9S & 9COMPET5TS HAVE 5T]$ 5 MASSE4 ,WE ALL REGRET !IR PRES5CE 9 ! RANKS ( ! ,P>TY1 BUT WE DO NO?+ TO CLEAN \RSELVES ( !SE IMPURITIES 4 4 4 0 0 4 4 4 ,IF AN 9/ITUTION *ASES \T AN 9COMPET5T1 !Y /RAIY #a#i#a#i74 ,9 A SPEE* GIV5 AT ! ,EITY 7#a#a?-#a#b? ,M>* #a#i#a#i7 ,L59 ACKN[L$G$1 0,!RE >E H]E & !RE C>E]I/S1 SOLDI]S ( =TUNE :O HAVE FA/5$ ON TO US4 ,!Y CALL !MSELVES ,COMMUNI/S1 BUT 9 REALITY !Y SEEK ONLY TO DECEIVE US AS TO !IR TRUE IDEAS4 ,!Y HAVE '/UCK' !MSELVES TO US BECAUSE WE >E 9 P[]1 & BECAUSE ! MO/ HONE/ BUREAUCRATIC ELEM5TS REFUSE TO COLLABORATE ) US BECAUSE ( !IR BACKW>D IDEAS1 :]EAS !SE O!RS' DO NOT EV5 HAVE HONE/ IDEAS1 !Y >E M]ELY CLIMB]S4'0 ,! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T REVEAL$ ITSELF TO BE P[]LESS 9 ! FACE ( A BUREAUCRACY :I* IS SUP]-ABUNDANT1 P>ASITIC1 DESPOTIC & DI%ONE/4 ,FIVE MILLION BUREAUCRATS BECAME NE>LY T5 MILLION4 ,9 #aibe !RE W]E #d1 (FICIALS 9 ! ,COOP]ATION 7',PRAVDA' #b? ,APRIL1 #a#i#b#f71 ,9 #aibg ! ,RUSSIAN ,F$]ATION ( ,FOOD ,WORK]S HAD SOME #d1#b#h#g (FICIALS = #d#e#a1#g#b MEMB]S1 & ! ,MOSC[ ,METALWORK]S ,UNION SOME #g (FICIALS = #a#c1 UNION C>DS4 7',TRUDA' #a#b? ,JUNE #a#i#b#h74 ,?IS PLE?ORIC BUREAUCRACY DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO 9T5SE & EFFICI5T ADM9I/RATIVE ACTIVITY4 0,! DIRECTORATE ( ! SOVIET SY/EM FROM ! BOTTOM TO ! HIS EV]Y DAY ON EV]Y POSSIBLE & IMAG9ABLE QUE/ION & JUDGES ?AT IT HAS ?US FULFILL$ ITS OBLIGATIONS40 0,! NUMB] ( CIRCUL>S GIV+ DIRECTIVES :I* >E RECEIV$ BY LOCAL CELLS V>IES BETWE5 #c & #a MON?LY40 7,PRAVDA1 #g? ,JUNE #a#i#b#e74 ,A TOP (FICIAL1 ,DZ]J9SKY WROTE1 0,!Y DEM& FROM 5T]PRISES ! MO/ V>I$ SORT ( 9=MATION1 REPORTS & /ATI/ICAL FACTS1 :I* 9 \R SY/EM =M A TORR5T ( PAP] :I* OBLIGES US TO EMPLOY AN EXCESSIVE NUMB] ( P]SONNEL & DAMAGES \R REAL WORK2 A SEA ( PAP] IS CREAT$ 9 :I* HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE >E LO/2 ! SITUATION ( ACC\NTABILITY & /ATI/ICS IS QUITE SIMPLY CATA/ROPHIC2 BUS9ESSES WE>ILY SUPPORT ! BURD5 ( SUPPLY+ 9=MATION ON T5S & HUNDR$S ( DIFF]5T =MS1 N[ !Y MEASURE ACC\NTABILITY 9 P\DS40 7,ONE P\D "7 #a#f1#c#h KG74 7,PRAVDA1 #b#cRD ,JUNE #a#i#b#f74 ,?IS PH5OM5ON ( ! RECON/ITUTION ( CLASSES '?ANKS TO ! ,/ATE' WAS =ESE5 BY US & VIRUL5TLY D5\NC$ BY US4 ,! ,L59I/ OPPOSITION DID NOT SUCCE$ 9 DEEP5+ !IR ETIOLOGICAL EXAM9ATION ( ! PH5OM5ON1 & IT IS BECAUSE ( ?IS ?AT !Y DID NOT COME TO REVISE ! ,L59I/ POSITION 9 ! FACE ( ! PROBLEMS ( ! ,/ATE & ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #a#i1 #bb 3 ,/ATE1 ,CLASS & BUREAUCRACY 9 ! ,U,S,S,R -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/