David Quarter wrote:
> <<<Well, look where Lenin lead to. Stalin.>>>
>
> In all fairness to Lenin, there is no real hard evidence suggesting
> that his theories (or actions) were the cause of Stalinism.
Hello,
I am one of those usual lurkers on the list. However, here I felt the
need to speak my feelings.
I think that the abovesaid is the widespread opinion of people who have
never experienced the results of these theories. As a member of a nation
having had 50 years of experience under the "Communist sun", this tends
to irritate me a bit... :-( But I try to focus on Lenin.
The War Communism was introduced by Lenin. Millions of people died of
hunger in Russia. The uprising of Kronstad seamen was crushed by Lenin.
Most of the participants were executed. Estonian Freedom War (1918-20)
was fought against the troops of Lenin. Only thanks to an extremely
favourable historical situation (the attackers' economy was ruined and
the political system in turmoil) the attack was repulsed and
independence acquired. Many more examples may be brought up.
I tried to make a brief web search and found something which I consider
quite a good picture of the times as I think of them:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan/museum/his1g.htm
As for the theory... I am a technologist, not a historian or
philosopher, I do not pretend to have any authority here. My country is
currently going through all the bad sides of early, ultraliberal
capitalism. But I am still convinced that something went terribly wrong
from Marx onwards (and I am the generation which were forced to study
Marx et al at school)
Just my very personal opinion...
All the best,
Kaido Kikkas
Tallinn, Estonia
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