Word: stalinizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Another example of the vague dissatisfaction with the Soviet system is the kind of thing the people say about Stalin. Although few volunteered any information on this point, Malia did receive answers once he had asked the question They ranged all the way from real hate to simple unwillingness to discuss the subject, other than to praise Lenin. Almost no one expressed any warmth for Stalin...
Even concerning the police aspects of the regime, the average person felt unperturbed, since he rarely came into contact with them. Everyone--even the intellectuals--felt there had been a definite change for the better since the death of Stalin and the sudden departure of Beria. The simple and naive admit that the system was "bad." They felt on the whole that the injustices committed were "accidental," according to Malia. The more intelligent also admitted the system was bad, but they blamed Stalin...
...attempts by the Russian government to discredit Stalin is a sign of the change in Communist tactics from "aggression" to "intensive propaganda," he argued. "We must be ready to assume world leadership in the new type of economic struggle," Dewey stated, "or, in my opinion...
...Joseph Stalin is an historic figure; or at least he once was an historic figure. The more recent version of Nikita Khrushchev maintains that Stalin was not only unworthy of being historic, but also of meriting the merest existence. In support of his theory, the new Soviet leader has sent busy little men scurrying about Russia removing busts, portraits, biographies, and pictures of the departed Stalin. As a result, the man who once dominated every museum, bookstore, and subway station is now ceasing to have existed...
...Khrushchev should realize that his "now you see him, now you don't" technique might well be used against himself. To forestall his own disappearance, he should take measures which are more permanent than Stalin's--books and busts are passe in an era of incinerators and chisels. Khrushchev must really "dig in" lest he disappear...