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PART I
VERDICT OF FIVE DECADES
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9
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PART II
MYTHS AND REALITIES
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31
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1/ REVOLUTION
The myth that the Bolsheviks came to power through revolution.
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35
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2/ THE PEOPLE
The myth that the masses supported the
Bolsheviks seizure of power
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45
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3/ MARXISM-LENINISM
The myth that Soviet communism is "Marxist" and "socialist."
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64
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4/ CLASSES
The myth that Soviet Russia has become a "classless society."
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74
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5/ PRE-1917 ECONOMY
The myth that Russia before the Revolution was an economic desert.
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83
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6/
PRE-1917 POLITICS AND CULTURE
The myth that Old Russia was a political, cultural and social wasteland.
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91
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7/ RESISTANCE
The myth that the Soviet people love the communist system.
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104
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8/ WORLD WAR II
The myth that in world War II the people fought to defend the Communist regime.
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125
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9/ FIRST FIVE-YEAR PLAN
he myth that the first Five-year Plan was a triumphant success.
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137
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10/ INDUSTRIALIZATION
The myth that communism is a rational short-cut to modern industrialization.
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153
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11/ PLANNING
The myth that centralized planning is a magic formula for growth and prosperity.
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177
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12/ ECONOMIC REFORMS
The myth that "economic reforms foreshadow a return to the free market.
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196
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13/ COLLECTIVIZATION
The myth that collectivized farming is the answer for hungry nations.
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209
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14/ LIVING STANDARDS
The myth that communism provides abundance for the ordinary citizen.
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229
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15/ DE-STALINIZATION
The myth that the Soviet Union has become "liberal and is evolving toward democracy.
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247
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16/ IMPERIALISM
The myth that soviet Russia is anti-imperialist and anti-colonial
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269
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17/ WAR AND PEACE
The myth that Soviet Russia has been a champion of world peace.
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290
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18/ PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
The myth that the coexistence slogan means what it says.
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301
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19/ SCIENCE
The myth that Soviet communism has fostered progress in science
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316
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20/ CULTURE
The myth that the Soviets have promoted the arts and culture.
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326
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21/ UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS
The myth that communism is a rational model for underdeveloped countries.
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348
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Part III
WHAT PRICE COMMUNISM?
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353
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Part IV
WHITHER RUSSIA?
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384
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