The ABC of Communism

Description

Edited by E. H. CARR Written as a commentary on the first Bolshevic party programme, The ABC of Communism is to the twentieth century what The Communist Manifesto to the nineteenth. In a joint work which brilliantly reveals the turmoil of Russia in 1919, Bukharin's vision of communist society is balanced by Preobrazhensky's call for practical action. Through this clash of ends and means the ABC of Communism is an unrivalled key to the policies of the new regime in its most dramatic crisis. The book has not been reprinted in Russia since before the Stalinist purges in which the authors lost their lives. Editor's Introduction Bibliographical Word THE ABC OF COMMUNISM Foreword PART ONE : THEORETICAL : Growth and Decay of Capitalism Introduction: Our Programme I. The Capitalistic Social Order II. The Development of the Capitalistic Social Order III. Communism and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat IV. How the Development of the Capitalism Led to the Communist Revolution (Imperialism, the War and the Collapse of Capitalism) V.The Second and the Third International PART TWO: PRACTICAL : The Dictatorship of the Proletariat and the Upbuilding of Communism Introduction: The Conditions of Communist Activity in Russia VI. The Soviet Power VII. Communism and the Problem of Nationality VIII. The Programme of the Communist in Relation to Army Organization IX. Proletarian Justice X. Communism and Education XI. Communism and Religion XII. The Organization of Industry XIII. The Organization of Agriculture XIV. The Organization of Distribution XV. The Organization of Banks and Monetary Circulation XVI. Finance in the Proletarian State XVII. The Housing Problem XVIII. Labour Protection and Social Welfare Work XIX. Public Hygiene Programme of the Communist Party of Russia Glossary Index