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Former Premier of the Soviet Union

Joseph Stalin, the former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born on December 18, 1878, and died on March 5, 1953. He was the leader of the Soviet Communist Party and had a profound impact on the political, economic, and military development of the Soviet Union.

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“The press must grow day in and day out - it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon.”

Politics Grows Powerful Party Power Weapons Presses Communism Most Powerful Powerful Weapons

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“I admit that I do not recall the speeches of Comrades [Earl] Browder and [Samuel] Darcy. I do not even recall of what they spoke. It is possible that they said something of this nature. But it was not the Soviet people who created the American Communist Party. It was created by Americans.”

People Said Party Speech Spokes Communist Soviet Recalls They Said Comrade Communist Party Darcy

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“[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections.”

Party Election Including Presidential Candidates Communist Presidential Election Communist Party

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“In what do the activities of the Communist Parties consist? In what ways can they manifest themselves? These activities usually consist in the organization of working masses, in organizing meetings, demonstrations, strikes, etc. It is absolutely clear that American Communists cannot perform this in Soviet territory. The American workers are not in the U.S.S.R.”

Way Party Clear Activity Mass Organization Meetings Workers Strikes Etc Communist Manifest Territory Soviet Demonstration Communist Party American Workers

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“We have no parties standing in opposition to each other, just as we have no class of capitalists and a class of workers exploited by capitalists in opposition to each other.”

Party Class Standing Workers Opposition Capitalist

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“As soon as there are no more classes, as soon as boundaries between classes are effaced, as soon as only a few but non-fundamental differences between various strata of the socialist society remain - there can no longer be nourishing ground for the formation of parties struggling among themselves.”

Differences Party Class Struggle Fundamentals Various Boundaries Socialist Formation

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“Under national "socialism", there is also only one party. But nothing will come out of this fascist one-party system.”

Party Socialism Fascists

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“The situation is that in Germany capitalism has remained, classes and class struggle have remained which all the same will break into the open, which includes also the field of struggle of parties representing opposing classes just as it broke through in, let us say, Spain.”

Party Situation Class Break Struggle Fields Capitalism Broke Germany Spain Opposing Representing Class Struggle

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“Print is the sharpest and the strongest weapon of our party.”

Party Weapons Print Strongest

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“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this - who will count the votes, and how.”

Important Party Vote Dictator Unimportant

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About the Author

Born: December 18, 1878
Died: March 5, 1953
Known for: Former Premier of the Soviet Union
Quotes: 187

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