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Hello leftypol, we noticed an under-appreciation for the theory that upholds our political ideologies: As such, we have decided to revive the reading sticky! This thread will be dedicated to the sharing, discussing, and general banter about various leftist thinkers, theories, and political outlooks.

But, other than that, we believe there are other important reads that must be addressed, especially, for beginners and those just now getting into leftism.

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>clicking around random wikipedia articles dealing with the russian revolution
>pretty much everyone of note died in the mid-late 30s accused of treason

uhh did stalin really do nuffin? cause this seems kinda sketch. and since we're all marxists what's the explanation here that isn't great man or personality based? why were the old revolutionaries nearly all purged from the state in the stalin era

Picrel. I am asking you this right now! Tell me how to achieve this level of absolute superiority. Protip: You can't, because it is literally impossible

which modern state do you think is the closest to the ideal of socialism - i.e., common ownership of the means of production, or any other type of socialist,.

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Hello, I came across a very interesting article written by Surkov. Since 2013, he has held the post of Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation. In its zone of influence are political issues related to the CIS countries, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladislav_Surkov

An article titled "Where has the chaos gone? Unpacking Stability" was released on November 20 and may give some insight into Putin's policy.

https://actualcomment.ru/kuda-delsya-khaos-raspakovka-stabilnosti-2111201336.html

So, what is it about in the article, in short. Here we have a state as such – in particular, Russia. By its very existence, it is aimed at maintaining stability, at extinguishing all uncontrollable outbursts and impulses that can lead to an imbalance of the system and its subsequent collapse. Can this go on forever?

No, Surkov answers. Because in this kind of system, the alienation of many individuals from the state inevitably accumulates.

"People don't want to be against it. People want to be in parallel, without intersecting with the system unless absolutely necessary. The mass depoliticization of the population makes up the establishment alone with itself. For parallel people, going to the polls or carrying the right poster is nothing more than a way to quickly give Caesar what is Caesarean, so that they can then return back to their personal underuniverse, where they live in complete inconsistency with the spirit and letter of this poster."

He explains quite cynically how the state fights instability:
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