The ABC of Communism by Nicholas I. Bukharin (PDF)

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Two classic Russian Communist texts are presented together in this single volume. First published in 1919 and 1920 respectively, Programme of the Russian Communist Party and ABC of Communism were created as popular introductions, explanations, and commentary for the masses on the new party. Today they serve as historical documents and offer a non-Stalinist view of early Russian Communism. A new introduction and a glossary are included.

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Editorial Reviews: About the Author Nicholas I. Bukharin was a member of the Russian Communist Party. He was the editor of Pravda and the author of Economics of the Transition Period, Historical Materialism, and Imperialism and World Economy. Evgenii A. Preobrazhensky was a member of the Russian Communist Party and was elected to the secretariat of the party central committee. He was the author of The Crisis of Soviet Industrialization, From NEP to Socialism, and The New Economics.

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⭐A bit too clever for his own good, old Nicholas, An intellectual who could popularise the cause in an easy to read and understand book. Took the mick out of Stalin. Oh dear. Only a matter of time. And it was. A wonderful read. Easy to comprehend what the fuss was about.

⭐A little dense, but very informative. A good read for anyone interested in the subject of socialism.

⭐It was written in 1920. It is a short book, but it serves very well for many people who spit out the term “communism”, without knowing what it is (either confused with socialism, or just using bad faith, or thinking it is a struggle for labor rights, or thinking that it is the first phase of the revolution – the one in which the authors affirm that the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie is replaced by the dictatorship of the proletariat, only after decades of true communism). No, the hole is much lower …As for the part of the book that detonates captalism, I found it coherent, a bare reality, and some valid things until today (like banks giving all the cards, and financial capitalism – which only accelerated and increased and dominated more and more – mainly from 1980). Other ideas mentioned in the book, on the other hand, were a bit “out of date”.The path already pointed out is really a utopia, and it will not happen, except after Fourth, Fifth World War, and yet … A pity. That capitalism has already run out and will lead everyone to the pit of misery and the super concentration of income for a few, seems obvious. But the “no alternative” or “alternative would be worse” discourse is so ingrained in most of us from an early age, that it is really difficult to have a clear idea of ​​which alternative paths to point …

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