Social Scientist. v 2, no. 23 (June 1974) p. 43.


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is completely wrong. There are certainly some serious mistakes, shortcomings, distortions and deviations in the construction of Socialism in the Soviet Union, and' its domestic and foreign policies. But to say that socialism has transformed into imperialism and fascism etc. is contrary to truth. The basic means of production in the Soviet Union are socialised, they continue to be socially owned and no proof is adduced to show that private property is restored in Soviet Union and that Capitalism and Imperialism have developed there.

On the premise that Socialism is transformed into Social imperialism in the USSR it is being propagated that world socialist camp and international socialist system is no more in existence. Granting for argument's sake that Soviet Union is outside the Socialist system, on what grounds can one write off the rest of the Socialist countries, including Socialist China and say that there does not exist a Socialist camp? No grounds, except assertion!

It is said the earlier classification of the world into the two camps, the camp of Imperialism and Socialism is no more valid, and that there are now three parts or three worlds, namely, the imperialist and social imperialist super-powers of USA and USSR in one camp; the second comprising of all the under developed and developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, including/SocMi&t-China and the third consisting of all the developed capitalist States (imperialist States) such as Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Japan and the rest. We reject this division as a non-class and anti-Marxist division of the States, the division that discounts the socio-economic systems to be taken into account. It Is being asserted that the so-called Third World countries have become tb© main motive forces of the world revolution. This analysis is false as it speaks of countries and not in terms of classes; the main motive force of our epoch is the socialist camp and the international working class. The national liberation forces of the world are a component part of the world socialist revolution and not the motive force or propelling force as is, being asserted.

Conclusion

When earlier mentioned that not only world capitalism is in general crisis, but the socialist world and world communist movement too -is facing a different crisis, it is this present disunity, disruption and split in the world socialist camp and communist movement, that is referred to.

The reasons and sources of these differences and deviations in the international communist movement were traced and the CPI(M)stand over these differences and deviations was evaluated.

One may ask how and when these disputes will be overcome, and how to unify the world revolutionary movement, and whether such a unity is ever pos3ible at all ?

This crisis in the internatipnal communist movement reflect the birth pangs of the old society pregnant with a new one. Again, another question is asked whether the child and the mother would be safe at all in



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