BEHIND THE ANTI-STALIN MOVE

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• Publication Date: June 4, 1956
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Date: 1UN 4 1950
Behind the Anti-Stalin Move
Allen u es . irec or o the
llg~r"Rgnc ows some optimism in his ap?
praisal of the reasons for the Kremlin's anti-
Stalin campaign. Yet he rightly cautions that
the Soviet leaders have, not proved good in-
tentions,
As fir. 1u'lte~ dells the Los Angeles World
warairs vo 4nctt, lsnruahchev anu nis partners
are "breaking away from Stalinism because of
!domestic pressures `as well as a desire to ac-
quire international respectability.
Russia's technology has created increasingly
large numbers of educated people-teachers.
se entistis, engineers, fnahage'r's, supervisors and
others These are indispensable to the state but
are no longer willing to live under severe repres
sion. They are too informed, at least in some
matters, to accept blatantly false dogma and
propaganda. As a result the Kremlin must make
a show (Xf.itnproving living standard and grant-
. ing a fuller measure of individual freedom.
'The Soviet hierarchy, having begun this proc-
ess, nay find it hard to reverse. Tyranny thrives
on mass ignorance. Yet Communist leader
must encourage education to achieve Scientific
and military parity with the United States and
other Western. ; rat inns.
However, M Dulles suspects that Russia'
col live leadership is only doing what Is nee
es to cons lidate its power. This may`+
foltov ed by g ter tyranny, possibly note
one-man r le
AS ^. u~1es warns, the "real and final test
of Soviet . aders intentions will be readiness t
acce t bad.' c c an es to the Soviet system, in
P ~
cltlding~ b pg'si on parties, an independent
' diciary and a free press.
Such changes have not taken place. Until the,
do, the free world must maintain its vigilant
despite the cooing from Moscow.
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