On March 5, 1953, the Leader of the Soviet people, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, passed away

 the question of Stalin

Fragments from an article by the CCP regarding the Open Letter of the CPSU Central Committee

The editorial board of the newspaper "People's Daily", the Editorial Office of the magazine "Hongqi"

(September 13, 1963)

The Chinese Communist Party invariably believes that the complete and indiscriminate denial of JV Stalin by Comrade Khrushchev under the pretext of the so-called “struggle against the cult of personality” is completely erroneous and tendentious.

A letter from the CPC Central Committee dated June 14 indicates that the so-called “struggle against the cult of personality” contradicts Lenin's integral teaching on the relationship between leaders, the party, the class and the masses and violates the principle of democratic centralism in the party.

In his Open Letter, evading the answer to the fundamental arguments put forward by us, the Chinese Communists pasted the label to the Chinese Communists as "defenders of the personality cult, carriers of Stalin's erroneous ideas."

At one time, V.I. Lenin, giving a rebuff to the Mensheviks, said: "Not to respond to the principal argument of the enemy and ascribing to him only" pathos "means not arguing, but cursing." The Central Committee of the CPSU in its Open Letter does exactly the same as the Mensheviks did.

Despite the fact that in the Open letter of the CPSU Central Committee the dispute is replaced by abuse, we will nevertheless give fundamental arguments and numerous facts to answer this letter.

The Great Soviet Union is the first state in the world of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Initially, the leader of the party and government of this state was V.I. Lenin, and after his death, I.V. Stalin.

After the death of Lenin, Stalin not only stood at the head of the party and government of the Soviet Union, but was also the universally recognized leader of the international communist movement.

The history of the world's first socialist state, which began with the October Revolution, is only 46 years old. Of these, for about 30 years, the main leader of this state was Stalin. The life and work of Stalin occupies an extremely important place both in the history of the dictatorship of the proletariat and in the history of the international communist movement.

The Chinese Communist Party has always believed and still believes that the question of how to understand Stalin and relate to him is not only a question of assessing Stalin himself, but, more importantly, the question of how to generalize the historical experience of the dictatorship of the proletariat and the historical experience of the international communist movement since the death of Lenin.

At the Twentieth Congress of the CPSU, Comrade Khrushchev completely and indiscriminately denied Stalin. On such a fundamental issue related to the entire international communist movement as the question of Stalin, he had not previously consulted with fraternal parties, and after the Twentieth Congress, confronting them with a fait accompli, he began to impose a decision on them at the Congress. Whoever disagrees with the CPSU leadership in assessing Stalin is accused not only of “justifying the personality cult”, but also of “interfering” in the internal affairs of the CPSU. However, no one can deny either the international significance of the historical experience of the world's first state of the dictatorship of the proletariat, or the historical fact that Stalin was at the head of the international communist movement, and therefore cannot deny that the question of assessing Stalin is an important question of principle concerning the entire international communist movement. So on what basis do CPSU leaders prohibit other fraternal parties from giving an objective analysis and assessment of Stalin’s activities?

We have always opposed and are opposed to the wrong criticism of Stalin, which is conducted from an erroneous position and erroneous methods.

During the life of Lenin, Stalin fought against the tsarist regime, engaged in the propaganda of Marxism; Having entered the leadership of the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party led by Lenin, Stalin led preparations for the 1917 revolution, and after the October Revolution he defended the gains of the proletarian revolution.

After the death of Lenin, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet people, led by Stalin, waged a decisive struggle against all internal and external enemies, defended and strengthened the world's first socialist state.

Under the leadership of Stalin, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet people firmly and steadily pursued a line in their country on socialist industrialization and collectivization of agriculture and achieved great successes in socialist transformations and socialist construction.

Under the leadership of Stalin, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Soviet people and the Soviet Army, waging extremely heavy battles, won a great victory in the anti-fascist war.

JV Stalin defended and developed Marxism-Leninism in the struggle against opportunists of all stripes, against the enemies of Leninism - the Trotskyists, Zinovievites, Bukharinites and other agents of the bourgeoisie.

JV Stalin, through his theoretical works, which are the immortal works of Marxism-Leninism, made an unfading contribution to the cause of international the communist movement.

Generally speaking, under the leadership of Stalin, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet government pursued a foreign policy in line with proletarian internationalism and greatly supported the revolutionary struggle of the peoples of the world, including the revolutionary struggle of the Chinese people.

JV Stalin led the struggle, being at the very forefront of the historical stream, he was an implacable enemy of imperialism and all reactionaries.

All the activities of Stalin are closely connected with the struggle of the great Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the great Soviet people and are inseparable from the revolutionary struggle of the peoples of the whole world.

The life and work of Stalin is the life and work of the great Marxist-Leninist, the great proletarian revolutionary.

         The leaders of the CPSU condemn us, the Chinese Communists, for acting as the “defenders” of Stalin. Yes, we protect Stalin. In the conditions when Khrushchev falsifies history and completely and indiscriminately denies Stalin, it is quite natural that our immediate duty is to stand up for Stalin in the name of the interests of the international communist movement.

Defending Stalin, the Chinese Communist Party defends the right side of its activity, defends the glorious history of the struggle of the world's first state dictatorship of the proletariat born of the October Revolution, defends the glorious history of the struggle of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, defends the prestige of the international communist movement in the eyes of the working people of the whole world, in a word, defends the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism. And so not only the Chinese Communists do this, so did all the Communists who are devoted to Marxism-Leninism, all the staunch revolutionaries, all honest people

But what about Comrade Khrushchev and some other leaders of the CPSU, starting with the начиная Congress of the CPSU?

        Instead of giving a historical, scientific and comprehensive analysis of the life and work of Stalin, they deny everything and everything, without distinguishing truth from untruth;

* Instead of treating Stalin as a comrade, they treat him as an enemy;

     * Instead of generalizing experience and drawing lessons through criticism and self-criticism, they blame all the mistakes on Stalin or ascribe to him the so-called “mistakes” arbitrarily fabricated by them;

   * Instead of giving facts and arguments, they are engaged in demagogy and incitement, attacking with personal attacks on Stalin.

By sending curses to Stalin, Khrushchev thereby inflicts the greatest insult to the great Soviet people and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the greatest insult to the Soviet Army, the greatest insult to the dictatorship of the proletariat and the socialist system, the greatest insult to the international communist movement and the revolutionary Marxism of the whole world, .

What is the difference between the curses of Khrushchev against Stalin and the curses that imperialists, reactionaries of various countries and renegades of communism send to Stalin? Why is there such a fierce hatred of Stalin? Why is it attacked even more viciously than enemies?

Speaking against Stalin, Khrushchev actually speaks with frantic fury against the Soviet system, against the Soviet state. In this regard, his spitefulness is not inferior in language to such renegades as Kautsky, Trotsky, Tito, Djilas, and even far surpasses them.

V.I. Lenin in his article “On the Political Importance of Warfare” wrote that “the abuse in politics often covers the utter inaction and helplessness, powerlessness, angry powerlessness of the wrestlers”. Is it not their lack of ideology, helplessness and angry impotence that the leaders of the CPSU seek to cover up with abuse to JV Stalin, who always seem to be being haunted by Stalin’s ghost?

The vast majority of Soviet people do not approve of the vilification of Stalin. They remember with more warmth Stalin. The leaders of the CPSU, however, seriously broke away from the masses. Everything seems to them that everywhere the ghost of Stalin wanders and pursues them. In fact, it is the broad masses who express extreme dissatisfaction with the complete and indiscriminate denial of Stalin. Until now, Khrushchev does not dare to acquaint the Soviet people and the peoples of the countries of the entire socialist camp with the secret report made by him at the Twentieth Congress of the CPSU, in which he completely and indiscriminately denies Stalin. This is because the secret report is embarrassing to show people in the face and that this report is completely alien to the masses.

If Khrushchev’s memory is not short, then he must remember that he himself in his speech delivered at a mass rally in Moscow in January 1937, correctly condemning those who attacked Stalin, said: “Raising a hand against Comrade Stalin, they raised it against us all, against the working class, against the working people! Raising their hand against Comrade Stalin, they raised it against the teachings of Marx - Engels - Lenin! ” More than once, he himself sang the praises of Stalin, calling him "a close friend and ally of the great Lenin" "

the greatest genius, teacher and leader of mankind ”,“ the great Marshal of Victory ”,“ a friend of the people in their simplicity ”,“ a father ”.

If Khrushchev’s memory is not short, then he, of course, must remember that it was he himself, during the period of Stalin’s leadership, who especially eagerly supported and implemented the then policy of the struggle against counter-revolution.

On June 6, 1937, at the Fifth Party Conference of the Moscow Region, Khrushchev said: “Our party will mercilessly crush a gang of traitors and traitors, wipe the entire Trotsky-right carrion off the face of the earth ... The unshakable leadership of our Central Committee, the unshakable leadership of our leader comrade. Stalin. ... We will destroy the enemies without a trace - all to one - and scatter their dust in the wind. "

On June 8, 1938, speaking at the IV party conference of the Kiev region, Khrushchev said: “The Yakirs, Balitsky, loving, Zatonsky and other scum wanted to bring Polish lords to Ukraine, they wanted to bring German fascists, landowners and capitalists here ... We destroyed quite a few enemies, but not all. Therefore, we must look at both. We must firmly remember the words of Comrade. Stalin, that as long as there is a capitalist environment, spies and saboteurs will be sent to us. ”

Nowadays, when modern revisionism has become widespread, one should not be surprised at such disgusting behavior of Khrushchev. Back in 1915, Lenin, condemning the departure of the revisionists of the от International from Marxism, noted: “In our time, forgotten words, confused principles, overturned worldviews, pushed away resolutions and solemn promises are not surprising.”

The events that took place after the Twentieth Congress of the CPSU fully showed what serious consequences the complete and indiscriminate denial of Stalin by the leadership of the CPSU led to. The complete and indiscriminate denial of Stalin gave the imperialists and reactionaries of various countries the shell that they were so eager to get to launch an anti-Soviet, anti-communist campaign. It was after the Twentieth Congress of the CPSU that the imperialists, taking advantage of Khrushchev's secret anti-Stalinist report, launched a broad anti-Soviet, anti-communist campaign throughout the world. Seizing the opportunity, the imperialists, reactionaries, the Tito clique and opportunists of all stripes launched an offensive against the Soviet Union, against the socialist camp and communist parties, as a result of which many fraternal parties and fraternal countries found themselves in an extremely difficult situation.

The frantic campaign against Stalin, launched by the leadership of the CPSU, caused revitalization among the Trotskyists, who had long become political corpses. They made a fuss about Trotsky’s “rehabilitation”. In November 1961, on the eve of the closing of the КП Congress of the CPSU, the international secretariat of the so-called IV International published a "letter to the Congress of the CPSU and the new Central Committee of the CPSU." The letter says that Trotsky predicted back in 1937 that "a monument to the victims of Stalin would be erected"; “Today, this prediction comes true. At your congress, your first party secretary has already promised to erect this monument. ” This letter in particular requires that Trotsky’s name “be carved in gold letters on the monument to the victims of Stalin.” Without hiding their deep joy, the Trotskyists believe that the campaign launched by the CPSU leadership against Stalin "opened the door for Trotskyism" and this "will greatly contribute to the development of Trotskyism and its organization, the Ⅳ international."

I.V. Stalin died in 1953. Three years later, the leadership of the CPSU launched a broad campaign against Stalin at the КП Congress of the CPSU; and eight years later, at the ⅩⅩⅡ Congress of the CPSU, it again launched a broad campaign against Stalin, and removed his body from the Mausoleum. In developing such broad anti-Stalinist campaigns one after another, the leadership of the CPSU aims to nullify the unfading influence of this great proletarian revolutionary on the Soviet people and the peoples of the whole world, to subvert Marxism-Leninism, which Stalin defended and developed at one time, and to open for itself the path to comprehensive carrying out its revisionist line.

The revisionist line of the CPSU leadership originates precisely from the Twentieth Congress of the CPSU, and at the ⅩⅩⅡ Congress of the CPSU it took shape in a complete system. It becomes more and more obvious that the revision by the leaders of the CPSU of the Marxist-Leninist doctrine of imperialism, of war and peace, of the proletarian revolution and the dictatorship of the proletariat, of the revolution in colonies and semi-colonies, of the proletarian party, etc., is inextricably linked with their complete and sweeping denial of Stalin.

The complete and indiscriminate denial of Stalin by the leadership of the CPSU is carried out under the screen of the so-called "struggle against the cult of personality."

The so-called "struggle against the cult of personality", launched by the leadership of the CPSU, did not at all aim to restore the "Leninist norms of party life and the principles of leadership" as they themselves advertise this. On the contrary, this “struggle” means a departure from Lenin’s teachings on the relationship between leaders, party, class and masses, a departure from the principle of democratic centralism in  party.

Everyone knows that the creation of the atomic and hydrogen bombs by the Soviet Union was a great success for the workers of science and technology of the Soviet Union and the Soviet people, achieved during the leadership of Stalin. The base for rocketry was also laid during the leadership of Stalin.

The leaders of the CPSU make under the guise of the slogan "struggle against the cult of personality." In fact, they, in the words of Lenin, "instead of the old leaders who hold universal views on simple things, put forward ... new leaders who speak supernatural nonsense and confusion."

Khrushchev said: “Oh, how good it would be if Stalin died ten years earlier!” As you know, Stalin died in 1953. If Stalin died ten years earlier, that would be in 1943, that is, just when the Soviet Union launched a counteroffensive in the Great Patriotic War. Who longed for Stalin's death at that time? Hitler!

In the history of the international communist movement, the opportunists have never succeeded in denying Marx, Engels, Lenin with the help of insinuations, nor can Khrushchev succeed in denying Stalin with the help of insinuations.

Khrushchev can, using his privileged position, somehow revise Marxism-Leninism, but he will never succeed, using his privileged position, to subvert Marxism-Leninism, which was upheld by I.V. Stalin and which the Marxist-Leninists of the whole world upheld and defend.

Long live the great revolutionary doctrine of Marx - Engels - Lenin - Stalin.