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J. STALIN WORKS 14 WORKERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE! From Marx to Mao M L © Digital Reprints 2006 J. V. STALIN w o R k s VOLUME ¡¢ FROM!(#$ _MARX !($) TO MAO NOT FOR COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION RED STAR PRESS LTD P.O.BOX 71 LONDON SW 2 1978 Printed in England by RED STAR PRESS LTD 4 PREFACE The Original Russian edition of J. Stalin's works as published by decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bol- sheviks) contains thirteen volumes and covers the period from 1901 up to January 1934 and has been published in English by the Foreign Languages Pub- lishing House, Moscow. After this time, writings of J. Stalin in the English language could so far only be found in nu- merous pamphlets, Congress reports, newspaper articles e.t.c. After reprinting the 13 Volume Moscow edition, we now present five further volumes of works of J. Stalin. Three volumes: (14 -16) contain a collection of writings, speeches, messages, orders and reports. One volume (17) contains war telegrams and messages as sent by Stalin to Churchill and Attlee, Roosevelt and Truman: And volume 18 will be a reprint of the History of the C.P.S.U.(B), short course, which has been written under the close supervision of J. Stalin. The collection of writings in the volumes 14 - 16 should give a close insight into Stalin's politics and activities in the period up to his death in 1953, but by no means can we claim that this collection could be complete. At times where no material seemed to be available, we have included material that reflects Stalin's activity; as for instance in volume 14 there are some reports from Kolkhozine leaders to Stalin to show the range of problems Soviet leadership had 5 to handle and solve. As well in volume 14 after Stalin's explanatory speech on the Draft Constitution, we have included the full text of the Constitution as finally adopted by the Supreme Soviet. Not included in volume 14 though, is Stalin's ar- ticle Dialectical and Historical Materialism as it is to be found in the History of the C.P.S.U.(B), short course, (volume 18) where it was originally published. In assembling the material for volume 14, we have avoided splitting it into different parts and appendices, so the partially indirect material is to be found under its appropriate date. In researching the material we have made use of the 17 volume German edition of Stalin's works as published by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Germany (Marxist - Leninist), and also of the recent French edition of Stalin's works as published by "Nouveau Bureau d' Edition", Paris. THE EDITORS RED STAR PRESS MAY 1978 6 CONTENTS PREFACE........................5 ON AN ARTICLE BY ENGELS July 19, 1934 . 11 MARXISM VERSUS LIBERALISM An Interview with H. G. Wells, July 23, 1934 ..........21 TALK WITH THE METAL PRODUCERS Decem- ber 26, 1934 ......................45 DECISIONS ON THE MANUALS OF HISTORY . 51 REMARKS ON A SUMMARY OF THE MANUAL OF THE HISTORY OF THE U.S.S.R. August 8, 1934 ...........................57 REMARKS ON THE SUMMARY OF THE MANUAL OF MODERN HISTORY August 9, 1934 ......61 THE DEATH OF KIROV December 1, 1934 ....63 LETTER TO COMRADE CHOUMIATSKY .....67 ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE RECEPTION OF THE 1st MAY PARADE ...............69 ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES FROM THE RED ARMY ACADEMIES Delivered in the Kremlin May 6, 1935 ................71 ADDRESS TO THE SOLEMN MEETING ON THE OPENING OF THE L. M. KAGANOVICH METRO May 14, 1935 .....................81 SPEECH DELIVERED AT A RECEPTION GIVEN BY LEADERS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY 7 AND THE GOVERNMENT TO WOMEN COL- LECTIVE FARM SHOCK WORKERS Novem- ber 10, 1935 ...................... 85 SPEECH AT THE FIRST ALL-UNION CON- FERENCE OF STAKHANOVITES November 17, 1935........................... 89 SPEECH AT A CONFERENCE OF HARVESTER- COMBINE OPERATORS December 1, 1935 ....111 ADDRESS TO THE COMMISSION OF THE SECOND ALL-UNION CONGRESS OF KOL- KHOZINES February 15, 1936 ...........121 SPEECH AT A CONFERENCE OF THE FORE- MOST COLLECTIVE FARMERS OF TAJIKSTAN AND TURKMENISTAN December 4, 1935 .....123 CONFERENCE OF THE AVANT-GARDIST MEN AND WOMEN OF TAJIKSTAN AND OF TURK- MENISTAN WITH THE DIRECTORS OF THE PARTY AND THE STATE December 4, 1935 . 127 INTERVIEW BETWEEN J. STALIN AND ROY HOWARD March 1, 1936 ...............133 TELEGRAM FROM THE CENTRAL COMMIT- TEE OF THE C.P.S.U.(B) TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF SPAIN October, 1936 ...............149 ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION OF THE U.S.S.R. Report delivered at the Extraordinary Eighth Congress of Soviets of the U.S.S.R. November 25, 1936 ..................151 8 CONSTITUTION (FUNDAMENTAL LAW) OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUB- LICS With amendments adopted by the First, Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Sessions of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. Kremlin, Moscow. December 5, 1936 .......199 REPORT AND SPEECH IN REPLY TO DEBATE AT THE PLENUM OF THE CENTRAL COM- MITTEE OF THE C.P.S.U.(B) March 3- 5, 1937 DEFECTS IN PARTY WORK AND MEASURES FOR LIQUIDATING TROTSKYITE AND OTHER DOUBLE-DEALERS .................241* SPEECH IN REPLY TO DEBATE .........275 LETTER TO THE AUTHORS OF THE MANUAL OF THE "HISTORY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY" May, 1937 .................297 ADDRESS TO THE RECEPTION OF DIRECTORS AND STAKHANOVITES OF THE METAL IN- DUSTRY AND THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY October 29, 1937 ...................301 SPEECH DELIVERED BY COMRADE J. STALIN AT A MEETING OF VOTERS OF THE STALIN ELECTORAL AREA, MOSCOW December 11, 1937...........................305 ON THE FINAL VICTORY OF SOCIALISM IN THE U.S.S.R. January 18 - February 12, 1938 . 315 LETTER ON PUBLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN DIRECTED TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ALL-UNION COMMUNIST YOUTH February 16, 1938 ..................327 9 SPEECH DELIVERED AT A RECEPTION IN THE KREMLIN TO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL WORKERS May 17, 1938 ...............329 ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE EXCLUSION OF KOLKHOZINES FROM THE KOLKHOZES Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the U.S.S.R. and of the Central Committee of the C.P.S.U.(B) April 19, 1938 .........333 ON THE INCORRECT DISTRIBUTION OF RE- VENUES IN THE KOLKHOZES Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the U.S.S.R. and of the Central Committee of the C.P.S.U.(B) April 19, 1938 ....................339 ON THE TAXES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING INDEPENDENT OPERATORS Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the U.S.S.R. and of the Central Committee of the C.P.S.U.(B) April 19, 1938 .........349 OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OF THE WORKERS' AND PEASANTS' RED ARMY February 23, 1939 ..........................353 REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO THE EIGHTEENTH CON- GRESS OF THE C.P.S.U.(B) March 10, 1939 ...355 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ..............431 * This item was published in the United States as a pamphlet and carried the title Mastering Bolshevism.— M-L Digital Reprints 10 ON AN ARTICLE BY ENGELS 19 July 1934 Comrade Adoratsky proposes to print in the next number of "Bolshevik", devoted to the twentieth anniversary of the imperialist world war, the article by Engels, entitled "The Foreign Policy of Russian Tsardom", which was first published abroad, in 1890. I should consider it a completely ordinary matter if it were proposed to print this article in a collection of Engels' works, or in one of the historical journals; but the proposal is made to print it in our fighting journal "Bolshevik", in the number devoted to the twentieth anniversary of the imperialist world war. This means that those who make this proposal, con- sider that the article in question can be regarded as an article which gives guidance, or which at least, is profoundly instructive for our Party workers, in the matter of the clarification of the problems of imperialism and of imperialist wars. But Engels' article, as is evident from its contents, is un- fortunately lacking in these qualities, in spite of its merits. Moreover, it has a number of weaknesses of such a character that, if it were to be published without critical notes, it could mislead the reader. Therefore I consider it inexpedient to publish Engels' article in the next number of "Bolshevik". What are the weaknesses to which I have referred? 1. Characterising the predatory policy of Russian 11 Tsarism and correctly showing the abominable nature of this policy, Engels explained it not so much by the "need" of the military-feudal-mercantile upper circles of Russia for outlets to the sea, sea-ports, for extending foreign trade and dominating strategic points, as by the circumstance that there stood at the head of Russia's foreign policy, an all-powerful and very talented band of foreign adventurers, who succeeded everywhere and in everything, who, in won- derful fashion managed to overcome each and every obstacle in the way of their adventurist purpose, who deceived with astonishing cleverness, all the Governments of Europe, and finally brought it about that Russia became a most powerful state, from the point of military strength. Such a treatment of the question by Engels may seem highly improbable, but it is, unfortunately, a fact. Here are the rel- evant passages from Engels' article : "Foreign policy is unquestionably the side on which Tsardom is strong - very strong. Russian diplomacy forms, to a certain extent, a modern Order of Jesuits, powerful enough, if need be, to overcome even the whims of a Tsar, and to crush corruption within its own body, only to spread it the more plenteously abroad; an Order of Jesuits originally, and by pref- erence, recruited from foreigners, Corsicans like Pozzo di Borgo, Germans like Nesselrode, Russo- Germans like Lieven, just as its founder, Catherine the Second, was a foreigner.