A complete theoretical analysis of the 22nd Congress is very necessary and is, no doubt, boin:; made by our internationaleleadership. Such an analysis must be based upon full knowlodge of the speeches made, including those at the closed session, and estimates of the importance of tho various factors, For instance, it is of decisive importance to know whether the removal of Stalin's body was proviously planned or whether it was as a result of the protests of the students and workers. If the latter is the case 2 very important chango in tho relationship of forces has taken place in the Soviet Union. Again, according to Doutscher, Kozlov refered to demands for the lifting of the ban on formation of groups and factions
As Deutscher says,that such a demand should have been raised is of far greater portent than the removal of Stalin's body. We will not have to wait long for the answers to problems because events themselves will reveal even the immer secrets. In the meantime to quote one of the Russian speakers at the celebration of anniversary of the Russian evolution, the 22nd Congress will go down as 14 days that shook the world. However, thoy may shake the world in a very differer® way from what ths speaker had in mind. End of the monolith
Whatever olse may have emerged from the Congress the ending of the international stalinist monolith is of far-reaching consequence. Never again will the intornational working class movement be confronted with the one monolithic party line. In the old days there used to be just Joe Stalin and all his opponents sooner or later turned out to be capitalist agents. Now there are three (four if include pro-Cuban tendencics) distinct ideolosical fountheads in stalinisn - Russia, China and Jugo Slavia. It may be against the rules, but in practice there are at least three international groupings or factions. This fact alone will have tremendous import in the process building up of the international revolutionary movement. Khrushchov attacks the cult of the personality witli — tho cult of tho porsonality
Khrushchov quite correctly points out the that the glorification of Stalin and so on is completely in contradiction to marxism, but how dows ho explain this phenomema which cost the lives of thousmnds of bolsheviks? By invoking Stalin's personal failings. Having undermined the cult of the infallible leader, Khrushchov can hardly complain when his infallibility is challenged. Sooner or lator arising from all this big tendencies will arise, within the stalinist movements, which wiii demand an examination of the social and historical roots of 'what went wrong’. Khrushchov_ and Albania
Surely hypocrisy has never been so blatant! Khrushchov, friond of Hungary's Kadar and formerly Stalin's executioner in the Ukraine, denounces Hoxha for his methods. This Summer the Russians attempted to overthrow Hoxha, ons woniurs what Hoxha's fate would have been if Khrushchov's man in Tirana had come on top, Clearly, in denouncing Hoxha and co. Khrushchov was really aimed at the Chinese but at the same ho killing more than one bird with one stone. Now everyone knows that the Russians havo cut off all aid to the Albanions, if undor those circums? wmeoz the Alba nians turned towards imperialist nations, he would then claim that thoy were traitors to the 'socialist camp.' Just as Stalin before him played a count... revolutionary role towards Jugo Slavia and worked for capitalist restoration thei, Khrushchov has done the same towards Albania. Under these circumstances, we can only support, no matter what we think of Hoxha, the aid which the Chinese are gi:ing to Albania. af
Why a new denounciation of Stalin?
This time the denunciation was completely public and what's more was far more fundamental. The promised investigation calls into question the entire period of the trials of the thirties. Only under terrific pressure would the Kxrvchchov faction agree to this, Many factors must enter into this, thore is undoubtably a completely new bureaucratic layet wants a guarantee that never again will there be the purges. Again, once having set into wetion 'destalinisation' it is a solf perpetuating process with a tremendous dynamic. There were delegates who had, acc~ ording to Kozolv been tortured,into admitting thoy were capitnrlist agents. Again, tho inter faction fights and the conflict with the Chineso all entered it. Bat bobind everything there looms the lussian working class, a very different one from Stalnh's days. Khrushchov like many bureaucrats befor’ Secks to head off a movement by plocing himself in its van. But not even the 50 megaton bomb will stop the Russian worke: -.ow