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387 pages ; 22 cm Includes index Verdict of five decades -- Myths and realities. Revolution : the myth that the Bolsheviks came to power through revolution ; The people : the myth that the masses supported the Bolshevik seizure of power ; Marxism-Leninism : the myth that Soviet communism is "Marxist" and "socialist" ; Classes : the myth that Soviet Russia has become a "classless society" ; Pre-1917 economy : the myth that Russia before the revolution was an economic desert ; Pre-1917 politics and culture : the myth that Old Russia was a political, cultural, and social wasteland ; Resistance : the myth that the Soviet people love the communist system ; World War II : the myth that in World War II the people fought to defend the communist regime ; First five-year plan : the myth that the first five-year plan was a triumphant success ; Industrialization : the myth that communism is a rational short-cut to modern industrialization ; Planning : the myth that centralized national planning is a magic formula for growth and prosperity ; Economic reforms : the myth that the "economic reforms" foreshadow a return to the free market ; Collectivization : the myth that collectivized farming is

Author

Lyons, Eugene, 1898-1985

Publisher

New York: Funk & Wagnalls

Published

1967

Language

EN