Re: [Marxism] Gorbachev defends Putin's methods

[Philip Stein <ggps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Walter Lippmann wrote an excellent and objective preface to the Gorbachev
report, however we must not expect an objective historical analysis from
Trotskyites whenever the discussion touches on Stalin. Trotskyites explode
venomously over their hatred of Stalin for following Lenin. They distort the
facts, spread disinformation and this attitude makes all rational and
reasonable discourse null and void. For example Louis Proyect states:

³Stalin was able to beat back the Nazis through appealing to ?Mother Russia¹
and through Draconian discipline imposed on Soviet fighters. This period is
a terrible indictment of Stalin¹s rule. Period.²

How pathetic. This above quoted statement is more than a measure as to the
extremes that are resorted to in their uncontrollable vitriol toward Stalin.
Under Stalin Ukrainian Nazis where kept under control. Under the Nazis they
served the Einsatzgruppe in slaughtering the Jews. Today these Ukrainian
fascists still thrive in capitalist Ukraine. When we look at Stalin¹s WWll
actions, the true history of how England and the West refused to sign a
mutual assistance pact with the Soviets to form a bulwark against Hitler ­
and as we all know- England and the U.S. Did all in their power to steer
Hitler to the East and encourage him to attack the Soviet Union. Stalin left
alone to defend the Soviet Union was forced to pact with Hitler, thus
allowing him a little time to strengthen his defenses and prepare for the
Nazi onslaught. Of course we know all about this, this is elementary
history. And by the way we should not overlook the fact of Stalin¹s rescue
of the Polish Jews transported to safety deep into the hinterland of the
Soviet Union after 300,000 fled into Soviet occupied Poland. (Dawidowicz).
The fact that any Jews are alive today and that we are not living under a
Nazi dictatorship can be attributed to Stalin¹s leadership of the Soviet
people¹s crushing the Nazis.

After being abandoned by the West Stalin made a superhuman effort to not
antagonize Hitler and to keep him at bay so as to once again spare the
Soviet people the devastation of a new war. To this end I recommend the Yale
University Press publication, 1999: Gabriel Gorodetsky¹s ³Grand Delusion,
Stalin And The German Invasion of Russia². Gorodetsky holds the Samuel Rubin
Chair of Russian and East European History at Tel Aviv University.

Thanks,
Philip Stein      
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