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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AUFHEB5 

,TEXT 3 

,CONCLUSION 

,AS WE PO9T$ \T 9 ,P>T ,I1 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! FIR/ 'WORK]S /ATE' HAS HAD A PR(\ND IMPACT 9 %AP+ \R WORLD4 ,AT FIR/ ! APP>5T SUCCESS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION %[$ ?AT !RE WAS A REALI/IC ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM4 ,IT %[$ ?AT CAPITALISM C\LD BE OV]?R[N BY ! WORK+ CLASSES & ?AT A SOCIALI/1 IF NOT COMMUNI/1 SOCIETY C\LD BE CON/RUCT$ ON ITS RU9S4 ,AS SU* IT 9SPIR$ G5]ATIONS ( SOCIALI/S & WORK]S 9 !IR CONFLICTS ) ! CAPITALISM SY/EM1 DEF9+ BO? !IR AIMS & ME?ODS4 

,H[EV]1 AS ! TRUE NATURE ( ! ,U,S,S,R BEGAN TO EM]GE ! P]CEPTION ?AT IT WAS 'ACTUALLY EXIT+ SOCIALISM' BECAME AN 9CREAS+ B>RI] TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( AN OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM4 ,IF ! SOCIALI/ ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM WAS A TOTALIT>IAN POLICE /ATE 9 :I* Y\ /ILL HAD TO WORK = A BOSS !N MO/ WORK]S CONCLUD$ ?AT IT MI<T BE BETT] TO M]ELY RE=M CAPITALISM4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! ATTEMPTS ( ! ,/AL9I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TIES ACROSS ! WORLD TO SUBORD9ATE ! WORK] CLASS MOVEM5TS TO ! =EIGN POLICY NE$S ( ! ,U,S,S,R FUR!R COMP\ND$ ?IS PROBLEM4 

,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ BO? ,/AL9ISM & SOCIAL DEMOCRACY DEM&$ AN UND]/&+ ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,! QUE/ION ( :AT WAS ! ,U,S,S,R !RE=E BECAME A C5TRAL ONE ?R\<\T MU* ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,IT WAS A QUE/ION1 :I* AS WE HAVE SE51 WAS B\ND UP ) ! ASSOCIAT$ QUE/IONS ( :AT IS SOCIALISM & COMMUNISM8 ,:AT WAS ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION8 ,& 9DE$ :AT IS ! ESS5TIAL NATURE ( ,CAPITALISM8 

,AL?\< FROM A COMMUNI/ P]SPECTIVE ?AT TAKES AS ITS T\*/ONE ! ABOLITION ( WAGE-LABOR AS ! DEF9+ FEATURE ( COMMUNISM IT W\LD SEEM 9TUITIVE ?AT ! ,U,S,S,R WAS A =M ( CAPITALISM1 WE HAVE SE5 ?AT ! !ORIES ?AT ! ,U,S,S,R WAS /ATE CAPITALI/ HAVE PROV$ 9ADEQUATE COMP>$ ) ! MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ !ORIES ?AT HAVE DEVELOP$ \T ( ! ,TROTSKYI/ TRADITION4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y HAVE %>$ ! TRADITION ,M>XI/ CONCEPTION ( ! ,SECOND & ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONALS ?AT /ATE CAPITALISM IS HI<E/ =M ( CAPITALISM1 /ATE CAPITALI/ !ORIES ( ! ,U,S,S,R HAVE PROV$ UNABLE TO EXPLA9 EI!R ! APP>5TLY NON-CAPITALI/ ASPECTS ( ! ,U,S,S,R NOR ITS DECL9E & EV5TUAL COLLAPSE4 

,9DE$1 :ILE ! ,TROTSKYI/ !ORY ( ! ,U,S,S,R AS A DEG5]AT$ WORK]S' /ATE HAS BECOME UNT5ABLE GIV5 ! *RONIC ECONOMIC /AGNATION ( ,U,S,S,R ?AT BECAME 9CREAS+LY APP>5T AFT] ! #a#i#fS1 & :I* CULM9AT$ 9 ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,U,S,S,R 9 #a#i#i1 IT HAS BE5 ,TICKT9'S RADICAL RECON/RUCTION ( ?IS !ORY ?AT HAS SO F> PROVID$ ! MO/ CONV9C+ UND]/&+ ( ! ,SOVIET SY/EM & ITS DECL9E & FALL4 

,H[EV]1 AS WE %[$ 9 ,P>T ,I,I1 ,TICKT9'S !ORY /ILL FALLS %ORT ( ! M>K4 ,RA!R ?AN SEE+ ! ,U,S,S,R AS BE+ A SOCIAL SY/EM /UCK 9 ! TRANSITION BETWE5 CAPITALISM & SOCIALISM1 WE HAVE TAK5 UP ! PO9T ( DEP>TURE SUGGE/$ BY ,BORDIGA TO >GUE ?AT ! ,U,S,S,R WAS 9 TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM4 

,WE HAVE >GU$ ?AT 9 ORD] TO BREAK \T ( ITS BACKW>DNESS & SUBORD9ATE POSITION )9 ! WORLD DIVISION ( LABOR ! /ATE BUREAUCRACY1 :I* HAD =M$ AFT] ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 S\<T TO MAKE ! TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM ?R\< ! TRANSITIONAL =M ( /ATE CAPITALISM4 ,9 ITS EF=TS TO 9DU/RIALIZE ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE S\<T ! =C$ DEVELOPM5T ( PRODUCTIVE-CAPITAL ?AT REQUIR$ ! SUPPRESSION ( ! MORE COSMOPOLITAN & CRISIS RIDD5 =MS ( MONEY & COMMODITY CAPITAL4 ,H[EV]1 :ILE SU* =C$ CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T ALL[$ AN 9ITIAL RAPID 9DU/RIALIZATION ! DI/ORTIONS IT PRODUC$ )9 ! POLITICAL ECONOMY ( ! ,U,S,S,R EV5TUAL BECAME A B>RI] TO ! COMPLETE TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,AS SU* WE HAVE >GU$ ?AT ! ,U,S,S,R WAS ESS5TIALLY BAS$ ON CAPITALI/ COMMODITY-PRODUCTION4 ,H[EV] AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! HI/ORICAL =M ( =C$ TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM !RE WAS DISLOCATION BETWE5 ! CAPITALI/ NATURE ( PRODUCTION & ITS APPE>ANCE AS A SOCIETY BAS$ ON COMMODITY-EX*ANGE4 ,?IS DISLOCATION L$ TO ! DE=MATION ( VALUE & ! DEFECTIVE CONT5T ( USE-VALUES ?AT BO? PROVID$ ! BASIS = ! P]SI/5CE ( ! DI/9CTLY NON-CAPITALI/ FEATURES ( ! ,U,S,S,R & L$ TO ! ULTIMATE DECL9E & DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 

,AS WE SAW 9 ! LA/ ISSUE 9 RELATION TO ! W> 9 ,KOSOVO ! QUE/ION ( ,RUSSIA REMA9S AN IMPORTANT ONE ON ! GEO-POLITICAL /AGE4 ,! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL PROBLEMS ( BREAK+ UP & RE9TEGRAT+ ! ,EA/]N BLOC 9 TO ! GLOBAL /RUCTURE ( CAPITALISM IS ONE ?AT HAS YET TO F9D A SOLUTION1 & ?IS IS P>TICUL>LY TRUE ( ,RUSSIA ITSELF4 

,! =C$ DEVELOPM5T ( PRODUCTIVE-CAPITAL = OV] HALF A C5TURY HAS LEFT ,RUSSIA ) AN ECONOMY BAS$ ON HUGE MONOPOLIES UNABLE TO COMPETE ON ! WORLD M>KET4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! 9SI/5CE BY ! IDEOLOGI/S ( ,WE/]N CAPITALISM ?AT ALL ?AT ,RUSSIA NE$$ WAS D]EGULATION & LIB]ALIZATION HAS SIMPLY GIV5 RISE TO ! EM]G5CE ( MONEY-CAPITAL 9 ITS MO/ P>ASITICAL & PR$ATORY =M4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 ,RUSSIA RE-SUBORD9ATION TO ! DICTATES ( ! 9T]NATIONAL LAW ( VALUE HAS LEFT IT ) ONE P>T ( ITS ECONOMY REV]T+ BACK TO B>T] :ILE ! O!R IS DOM9AT$ BY A MAFIA-CAPITALISM ?AT IS BLOCK+ ANY FUR!R ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T4 ,H5CE1 DESPITE ALL ! EF=TS ( ! ,U,S,A & ! ,I,M,F ,RUSSIA /ILL REMA9S MIR$ 9 ITS TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM4 

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