Hello everynyan, we’re reading This Soviet World.
Week 6 we are reading Chapter 6: “The Technique of Leadership.”
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On that point about explaining to non-communists, I think a valuable part of this chapter and the last one is showing, not just the details of Soviet government and organization, but even that there is this much detail to be described, compared with the cartoonishly simplistic propaganda image of “authoritarian dictatorship” that is hegemonic in capitalist media. It reveals how paper-thin and ridiculous those descriptions are.
That’s a great point! It works wonders for making it seem complex and real, rather than cartoonish.