God Arises
Review
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It has been claimed for a long time now that
material conditions in the Soviet Union have
changed. The system of production, exchange and
distribution have all become non-capitalistic. But
after the death of Stalin, it was admitted by the
Russian leaders themselves that Stalin’s regime was
one of tyranny and coercion, and that the masses
had been exploited in the same manner as in
capitalist countries. It should be borne in mind that
it was absolute control of the press by the
government which made it possible for Stalin to
project his tyranny and exploitation as justice and
fair play to the rest of the world. As the press is still
under complete government control, we must infer
that the same drama, which was staged with such
success in Stalin’s times, is still going on today
under the cloak of blatantly misleading
propaganda. The 20th Congress (February 1956) of
the Russian Communist Party exposed the
tyrannical acts of Stalin. It will not be surprising if
the 40th Congress of the party brings to light the
barbarity of his successors. This half-a-century old
experience clearly shows that the systems of
production and exchange have nothing to do with
the shaping of ideas. Had the human mind been
