by ANDREW ROTHSTEIN, author of a History of the USSR “Man’s dearest possession is life, and since it is given to him to live but once, he must so live as to feel no torturing regrets for years without purpose; so live as not to be seared with the shame of a cowardly and trivial past;Continue reading “Stalin: Story of a Great Servant of Mankind who Belongs to the Ages”
Category Archives: Titoism
Nikos Zahariadis: Tito Clique’s Stab in the Back to People’s Democratic Greece
From For a Lasting Peace, For a People’s Democracy! No. 15 (42), 1 August, 1949 Nikos Zahariadis General Secretary, Communist Party of Greece Every inhabitant of Greece knows very well that monarcho-fascism would not have been able to hold out for a few months had it not been for the all-round and open aid ofContinue reading “Nikos Zahariadis: Tito Clique’s Stab in the Back to People’s Democratic Greece”
Why Yugoslavia Was Expelled from the Cominform
Below is a commonly-reprinted argument, the idea that the Titoites broke with the USSR over the question of not helping the Greek Communists enough. Is this true? Not according to Nikos Zahariadis, General Secretary of the KKE and the symbol of Marxism-Leninism in Greece. This Yugoslav-leaning article will be followed by his essay. — EspressoContinue reading “Why Yugoslavia Was Expelled from the Cominform”
Prelude to Genocide: How Capitalism Caused the Balkan Wars
The U.S. claims that the Balkan people are gripped by irrational hatreds. And that the U.S. (the self-appointed “cop of the world”) and their allies have no choice but to step in, bomb, impose, threaten and dictate. The imperialists insist that the people of the Balkans need outside forces to dominate them–to save them fromContinue reading “Prelude to Genocide: How Capitalism Caused the Balkan Wars”
Bukharin on Market Socialism
“The capitalist mode of production is based on a monopoly of the means of production in the hands of the class of capitalists… There is no difference in principle whatsoever whether the state power is a direct expression of this monopoly or whether this monopoly is ‘privately’ organised. In either case there remains commodity economyContinue reading “Bukharin on Market Socialism”
Enver Hoxha on Class Struggle Under Socialism
“[The Party of Labor of Albania] has waged and is waging the class struggle in the correct Marxist-Leninist way, inside and outside the Party, and this is the motive force during the whole period of the transition from capitalism to socialism.” — Enver Hoxha, 1968 Selected Works Vol. IV p. 427, “The Working Class in theContinue reading “Enver Hoxha on Class Struggle Under Socialism”
Molotov on Yugoslavia
“In 1953-1954 I spoke out [against reconciliation with Tito’s] Yugoslavia at the Politburo. No one supported me, neither Malenkov nor even Kaganovich, though he was a Stalinist! Khruschev was not alone. There were hundreds and thousands like him, otherwise on his own he would not have gotten very far. He simply pandered to the stateContinue reading “Molotov on Yugoslavia”
“My Life With Enver” Nexhmije Hoxha’s Memoirs (Part 4)
12. Towards a free life – in the mountains After being on duty with the partisans in the mountains, I left Tirana on March 20th; the city I would not return to until its liberation. Along with my joy, I also felt an emptiness in my soul. I was leaving the city in which IContinue reading ““My Life With Enver” Nexhmije Hoxha’s Memoirs (Part 4)”
“My Life With Enver” Nexhmije Hoxha’s Memoirs (Part 3)
(Above) Anti-fascist demonstration in Tirana where Nexhmije saw Enver for the first time. They would later meet in a Partisan safehouse. 9. In Kucaka. Another Yugoslav emissary In Kucaka, near Korca, I met-up again with Enver. It had been a long time we had seen each other and we spent some time talking. He toldContinue reading ““My Life With Enver” Nexhmije Hoxha’s Memoirs (Part 3)”
“New Albania: A Small Nation, A Great Contribution!” Part IV: International Relations and the Foreign Policy of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania
Albania is the only socialist country in the world today, and as such its foreign policy is different from the foreign policy of any other country. It follows an open, independent policy, guided by the principles of Marxism-Leninism and proletarian internationalism. This means that Albania constantly guards and maintains its independence and defends the interestsContinue reading ““New Albania: A Small Nation, A Great Contribution!” Part IV: International Relations and the Foreign Policy of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania”
Thoughts on Titoism & its Revisionist Implications for the Future of Marxism-Leninism
“The Yugoslav communists and the Yugoslav people must attend to that matter; it is up to them to solve the problems of the present and the future of their country. It is in this context, also, that I see the problem of Kosova and the Albanian population living in other parts of Yugoslavia. We mustContinue reading “Thoughts on Titoism & its Revisionist Implications for the Future of Marxism-Leninism”
Possibilities of Building Socialism Without Passing Through the Stage of Developed Capitalism
From Albania Today, 1973, 4 By Hekuran Mara – Professor, member of the Academy of Sciences of the PR of Albania, a specialist on problems of political economy. For the undeveloped countries capitalism is not the only prospect of historical development. There also exists the possibility of the transformation of society on a socialist basis.Continue reading “Possibilities of Building Socialism Without Passing Through the Stage of Developed Capitalism”
PCMLE: Albania – Unmasking and Struggling against Titoite Revisionism
From En Marcha, the newspaper of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (PCMLE). Yugoslav revisionism was to the old ideological foundation revisionist theories of Bernstein, Kautsky, anti-Marxist theories of all opportunists and enemies of socialism, the Trotskyites, Bukharin and social democracy. In tandem with Albania and the Party of Labor of Albania undertook its struggleContinue reading “PCMLE: Albania – Unmasking and Struggling against Titoite Revisionism”
PCMLE: The Struggle of the PLA against Revisionism
From En Marcha, the newspaper of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (PCMLE). The first big fight was faced by Albanians against Khrushchev, Nikita Khrushchev led sect presented at the XX Congress of the CPSU ineffable a violent attack on the principles of Marxism-Leninism … After the Second World War and the Communist proletariat wereContinue reading “PCMLE: The Struggle of the PLA against Revisionism”
PCMLE: Enver Hoxha – Strong Defender of Marxism-Leninism
From En Marcha, the newspaper of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (PCMLE). The constant struggle of Enver Hoxha was his concern for the working class to provide the materials needed to face the reaction and contributed to the elucidation of the true nature of the action that the enemies in Albania. Unified actions ofContinue reading “PCMLE: Enver Hoxha – Strong Defender of Marxism-Leninism”
The Espresso Stalinist 