Vol 38 Iss. 3

Forty years ago, in June 1920, V. I. Lenin’s brilliant work “Left‑Wing” Communism: An Infantile Disorder was published. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin modestly called this outstanding theoretical contribution to the treasure trove of Marxism‑Leninism “an attempt at a popular outline of Marxist strategy and tactics”. In reality, however, Lenin’s words about the “Manifesto of the Communist Party” by K. Marx and F. Engels can rightfully be applied to it: “This little book is worth whole volumes.”

V. I. Lenin’s book “Materialism and Empirio‑criticism” was published half a century ago. During this time, it has successfully stood the test of time and become even more relevant. In this work, further developing dialectical and historical materialism and combating attempts by revisionists and bourgeois philosophers to “refute and surpass” Marxism, V. I. Lenin at the same time provided a detailed analysis of the natural and necessary connection between natural science and philosophy, showing that modern natural science is an arena of the most acute struggle between two irreconcilable philosophical parties – the struggle between materialism and idealism. Examining the “crisis of physics” that arose at the beginning of the 20th century, V. I. Lenin revealed the causes of “physical idealism” and predicted the way out of this crisis.

The alliance of the working class and the peasantry is an essential condition for the victory of the socialist revolution. The theoretical legacy of V. I. Lenin, his enormous organizational work in uniting and mobilizing the Communist Party and the broad masses of the people of Russia for victory in the Great October Socialist Revolution, have world‑historical significance.

The XXI Congress of the CPSU outlined a majestic program for building communism in our country. In this grand construction, a large and responsible task falls to the Komsomol. The role of the Komsomol in economic, state and cultural construction, in all public life, and in the management of society's affairs is increasing.

Among the richest ideological legacy left by V. I. Lenin, the cooperative plan occupies an important place. V. I. Lenin’s doctrine of cooperation as the main path for drawing the multimillion masses of the peasantry to socialism is the foundation of the agrarian policy of the proletariat during the transitional period from capitalism to socialism. The communist and workers’ parties of the people’s democracies, relying on Lenin’s cooperative plan and creatively using the experience of the socialist transformation of agriculture in the Soviet Union, are successfully carrying out the cooperation of the peasantry.

The Soviet people have entered the period of full-scale construction of communism. During this period, they are to accomplish many great transformations in production, in social life, and in man himself. Among these transformations, one of the most interesting and remarkable in its consequences is the change in the relationship between people of mental and physical labor.

On April 22, 1960, the Soviet people, the working people of the people's democracies, the working class of the capitalist and colonial world, and all progressive humanity celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin — the founder and wise leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the organizer of the world's first socialist state, and the great leader of the international labor, communist, and national liberation movement.

Of paramount importance in the socio-economic transformation of society on communist principles is the implementation of Lenin's ideas on the steady growth of labor productivity.