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The state of socialism: A note on terminology

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ROBERTS Andrew Lawrence

Rok publikování 2004
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj SLAVIC REVIEW
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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3185732
Popis Scholars use a variety of terms to refer to the regimes of the former Soviet bloc. Some prefer communist, while others use socialist or state socialist. In this article, Andrew Roberts argues that communism is the better choice. Using socialism or state socialism to refer to these regimes stretches the concept unnecessarily, making one label refer to two regimes with little in common. This conceptual stretching has two negative consequences. First, it impedes efficient scholarly communication. Second, it impoverishes political debate by diminishing the achievements of democratic socialists. A solution to this problem is to use the term communist to refer to Soviet-style regimes.

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