Marxism-Leninism as a way of thinking is foreign to most
Westerners, but it permeates the thought of nearly a third of
educated mankind. Patterns of Soviet Thought traces the development
of the Marxist-Leninist philosophy, clarifies its meaning in theory
and practice, and emphasizes its position in the Soviet Union.
Based on the writings of Marx, Engels, and Lenin and on
contemporary Soviet writings, this book reveals the basic patterns
that make up the modern Soviet worldview. How can both the Chinese
and the Soviets quote Lenin to support opposing positions? How
could an educated Soviet citizen accept the official about-face
concerning Stalin? How can the same citizen condemn the United
States morally while admiring many of its citizens and emulating
its standard of living? To answer questions like these we need to
understand the ambiguities and contradictions of Soviet thought.
They are its philosophical Achilles' heel, but they also help to
shape it and give it resiliency in the face of facts. Written for
the intelligent general reader, Patterns of Soviet Thought
summarizes the works of major and minor philosophers from Marx to
the present and offers a detailed critique of their important
ideas. It provides the basis for an understanding of present-day
Soviet policies and of the developments that are to mold the future
course of the Soviet Union.
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