HISTORIC CONGRESS OF THE LENIN-STALIN PARTY

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XIX Congress of the CPSU, Moscow; October 1952
HISTORIC CONGRESS OF,`I. I4a:R-5TALTX PARTY
From: Ko1 ist (Communise), No. 20,Novel:iber 1952, Moscow, Pages 19.31.
1. The Nineteenth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
,-opened a new and glorious page in the. history.. of our Party and the Soviet
state, and in the, history of _'the international Communist movement.
2 The worldwide historical.sfLnif1c ncc of the Nineteenth Congress lies
in the fact that it resolved all the basic problems confronting the Communist
Party and the people of our country under the present conditions. The great
new work of J.V. Stalin "Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR" published
prior to the opening of the Congress, the reports sand resolutions made by the
Congress, and the speech which Comrade Stalin made at the final session clelarly
outlined the future course of the Soviet people and of all. laboring humanity
by the light of Marxism-Leninism, and gave the key to understanding interns,-
tional and internal conditions. The Soviet people have open before them the
widest perspectives for peaceful, creative labor and the achievement of new
victories in the building of Communism.
3. The new Stalin works are the program docu_ients of Commui isu, and
are the height o Marxist-Leninist theoretical thought.' J. V. Stalin's
Economic Problems of Socialism in the-USSR" is the most thorough exarlina--
.tion of the new highest socialistic method of production which has been
established in our country, and which has demonstrated its great advantages
over the capitalistic method. Comrade Stalin determined the ways of gradual
change from socialism to communism in this work. Co..irade Stalin's speech at
the fintLl session of the Nineteenth Congress of the Party d:efinep the charac-
ter of the role of the Corn::unist Party of the Soviet Union as the great inter-
national force of world revolutionary and labor movement. The speech points
out the unity of national and international probTers of fraternal Communist
parties, and the unity of our Party and the interests of all peace-loving
peoples. It explains operational, rules for the Communist, democratic or
worker-peasant parties in capitalistic countries and shows what opportunities
for victory the have in their struggle for ogre , for beco;:iing the leading
fordo of heir resecive.countries.
4. J.V. Stalin's "Economic Problems of Socialise', in the USSR" and his
speech at the final session of the CongressMconstitute an inspiring guide
for action for the peoples of the USSR who are building Co:nuunism, for the
workers of people 's,deriocrat a countries who are building a new life, for
the workers ? of capitalistic countries who are fighting to free themselves
from fascist oppression and gain national j:.aeyjendence, for all international
democratic forces tcd for the purpose of curbing the wari'.iongers, and in
the interests of defending peace all over the world.
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5. The Nineteenth Congress of the party, arced with Stalinist ideas,
outlined a scientifically based concrete prog .i of Communist construction
within the USSR 2 Ed st u ,71e for _peace for all the `world.
6. The Statute of the Party con irncd by the Nineteenth Congress
states, At present the main objectives of the C'-c- .unity Party of the
Soviet Union consist of building a Coiziinist society by gradual transition
fror4. social4srr to cocraunisr.~, of a steady rise in the material and cultural
level of society, of educating the members of society in the spirit of inter-
nationalism' and the Q.s table s rr~E nt Q ?# ;Gernal ties,_.with. the: wor kern of all
countries,, and of an all-round s rer.gt ening of the active defense of the
Sovie~' against aggressive actions of her ene .Ties.
7.. All the work of the Ninetec:nt i" Congress of the Lenin-;Malin Party
was performed in the light of the sc'1ution of.these iaost. ir:rpor-i ant problems.
the Congress heard and discussed the, report of the Secretary o'' the Central
Couinittee, Comrade Malenkov, on the work of the Central Connittee of the
Party, and the report of the Central Inspection Cor_mittee. The Congress
confirr:ied the, directives on the; Fifth Five-Year Plan for the ae,velopr.rent of
tbe, USSR during 1951-1955, adopted resolutions regarding the change of the
Party nerie and changes in the Statute,, confined the Statute of the Cowun.-
ist Party of the Soviet Union, adopted a resolution for the reorganization of
the progrsl:i of the Corn.iunist Party of the Soviet Union, and, in order to
accomplish this task, created a Coru:rittee headed by Cor:lr,de Stalin. The
Congress designated the Central Coin: ittee and the Central 1-asp action Cor uittee
as.the leading organs of the Party.
8 The discussion of probler..is on the Congress agenda, the, adoption
of resolutions,, and the selection of.th,e leading organs of the Party were a
stirring den.ionstration of Party unity, a militant union of .Coru:.unists hold-
i same views It was a cier.lonstrat c.Lr of.~the, close' 'soa.idc.rity of -the
tLrty around the Lenin-Stalin Central Co,u'ittee, of its boundless trust in
Stalin `s leadership, of its love and devotion to Comrade Stalin. In the
debete on the report of the work o.r thQ Central Col:u:iittee', the delegates to
he Congress, expressing the opinion of Coi iunists and all work,,:ers, spoke
with enthusiasm Q;',- the, wis.dou, and firs .ghtcdr ess of the ' Pa rty policy and of
-the, fruitfulness of its. gigantic, nanifo?.id practical activity, of Comrade
Stalin as the inspirer and orS~ 4~zaLc r o1 Gur victories
.. , ,? In a unanously
adopted resolution the Congress ap-~roved,, the political line and. practical
work of the Central Coi:u~ittec of the Par-v.
9. The report of the., work of the Central .Coriiittec by the Secretary
of the Centrai Coor,uittee, Comrade M^.lenltiov, describes with, ut::rost clarity
and co;.ipleteness the glorious cause of thoR Le=nin-Stalin Part -"ro-.i its I'll - Eighteenth to itsNineteenth Congress . I. ,sums up.. the great victories won
by the Soviet People in the strug,ie- for honor .:.4nd indei5endcice of our Social-
ist Motherland, the, st 'en;; henixig of So-v e social' and state order, and the
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10. The period between -the Eighteenth and the Ninetecifth Congresses,
filled with events of worldwide historical significance, is a period of
co;:ufl e-te triumph of the policy of' our Party.
The correctness and` the
all-conquering force of its policy found their erTodiiierit in the brilliant
victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War, in the completion
of the Postwar Five-Year Plan ahead of ached ule, :.n the further development
of the na'L-ional econoiy, the i.iatcrial welfare and cultural .standard of la-v-
ing of the Soviet people, .. in the strengthening of the moral and political
unity of 'the` Soviet society and the friendship of the pool/les of the USSR,
and in the so1_id groupirig of all the forces in the international camp of
peace and-democracy around the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union attained
unpreccdunted night acid into hationa_l authority.
1.1. The aims of the Party in the field of foreign and dormstic condi-
tions, have been set forth in the report on the work of the Central Committee.
12. An important place in the documents before the Congress is given
to the problems regarding the international position of the Soviet Union and
its struggle for the preservation and strengtriening of peace. These documents
reveal the further weakening of the world capitalistic system and the great
econoi i c difficulties in capitalistic countries. They show the specific
characteristics and peculiarities of the contemporary interriationetl situa-
tion. They expose the aggressive policy of the ruling circles of i.:perial-
istic states;. who, in a predatory war, seek an dscaue from the ever-increasing
threat of a new.war on the side of the American and English aggressive 'bloc,
and at the seine time point out the powerful growth of forces which stand
against the wari:ion6ers and defend peace all over the world. '
13. Because of the heroic struggle of the Soviet people,' the' end of
World War II brought results-unexpected by the imperialists who instigated
it . their-hopes, . for the elimination or weakening of the USSR did not riater-
ialize. The land of socialism bec.u:ie stronger, its international authority
grew. The capitalistic system suffered a severe blow. It lost a number of
countries,in Europe and xsia, the population of kwhich, to;ether with the
Soviet Union, nuiibers about 800 ;:zillion people. After the ward two ca.:~~s
were for_lecl. One is alp aggressive, anti-dci:lacratic carp headed by the`
United States of Ai=lerica, which is now the center of reaction and aggression
ancl. creates the main threat to peace, freedom and national independence of
nations. The other cat;:p is t 4' 1,ce-J1_ov.in- cnc'. der:ocratic, hea ed by the Soviet
Union.
l4: Irt the radical changes `on''the it terna?tlonal scene in favor of
democracy and' socialism, our` Port y W nd the Soviet Union played .the deciding
part. Notin ?-tlhat the 'fratcr.na _ parties after 1 17 gave our Porty the nat:ic
of a "Shock Bri Made for the world revolutionary end workers' rlovenent in
the ho le t'Tiat' i s: successes i~ ou . ease the conditions of the 2eo les .,suffer-
ing under the yoke of capitall777, oar-.de Stalin i.made the f ollowin , statement
in his speech at the Nineteenth Congress;.
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.L5. "I think that our Party justified these hopes, especially in
the period of World War II when the Soviet Union, routing the German
and Japanese fascist tyranny, saved the peoples of Europe and Asia
from i.he threat of fascist slavery.
16. "Of course, it was very difficult to carry out this honorable
role while there was only one "Shock Brigade and when it had to carry
out this leading role almost alone. But this is in the pasta Now the
situation is entirely different. Now, when from China and Koreato
Czechoslovakia and Hungary there have appeared new Shock Brigades in
the form of the-people's democratic countries, it is easier for our Party
to fight and the wcrk goes on 1Setter. r' ~-`
l'j. All the postwar years were marked by the growth of the forces
of.democracy and socialism and the further weakening of capitalism. If
we corzpa3re the economic situation in the camp of socialism and in the
camp of capitalism, we will see two directly opposite lines of develop-
ment, graphically attesting to the great advantages of the socialist
system of economy over the capitalist. While in the Soviet Union and in
the countries of people's democracy there is a constant improvement in
peaceful economy and culture and a systematic rise in the living conditions
of the masses, in capitalist countries productive forces are at a standstill,
economy is subjected to the criminal objectives of military preparations
and suffers great difficulties and upsets. This again testifies to the
fact that the capitalistic system has outlived its usefulness.
The economic and political contradictions of capitalism, all
the more intensified as a result of World War II, again increased during
the postwar years. In the intensification of these contradictions an
important part was played by the aggressive policy of American monopolists,
who, utilizing the weakening of their competitors, seized a considerable
portion of the world's capitalist market, destroyed the economic ties
between capitalist countries, and strangled national industry in satellite
countries. In order to guarantee maximum profits, American imperialism
today is , not- satisfied with the role of an international exploiter and
enslaver of nations; it also disorganizes the economy of other capitalist
countries.
19. The predatory policy of the American ruling circles provokes
a sharpening of the conflict between the US and other capitalist countries,
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ween the US and England. England, France, and the other cap-
italist countries are trying to extricate themse3res from the dictates
of the United States of America in order to secure for themselves an
independent position and high profits. The conflict also sharpens between
udder the occupational yoke of American magnates. In the postwar years
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the conflict between the subjugated colonial countries and the mother
court-Ties has also groan more intense. The scope of the national libera-
ti~n movement grows while the colonial system of imperialism is crublin_E.
20.. The ruling circles of the United States of America, England and
France suck in a. new.war an,.escapa..from the contradictions which are
breaking up the capitalistic system. The rulersof the.US,havinp set as
their goal the attainment of world domination, arc striving to start a
war against the USSR, as the main obstacle in their cou:irse, and against
the countries of people's democracy. Preparations for war in the US and
in other capitalistic countries are accompanied by an unprecedented ram-
page of militarism.and a.violent reaction against the workers. The swell-
ing of military production increases the disproportion between production
capabilities and a decreasing purchasing power. of the population, inevit-
ably.leading to the gro,rth of a new and serious economic crisis. An
increase in taxes, a rise in prices of consutuer goods, and inflation have
increased the relative and absolute impoverishment of the workers. Unem-
ployment grows.
21. The imperialistic bouirguoisie, striving to suppress the
struggle of the working class and the masses against the lowering of
the living standard and against-the entire policy of preparation for
a new war, hake taken the course of fascism. American imperialists
are introducing a brutal fascist regime in the United States of America
and in other capitalistic countries. Carrying out the wishes of the
American masters, the ruling circ-es of France, Italy, Japan and other
capitalistic countries have begun a war against their own people. American
Armed Forces, stationed outside the limits of the US, perform the role of
punitive police forces. American imperialism appears before the whole
world not only an an .aggressor, but also as e. world policeman, who tries
to stifle freedom wherever it is possible and tries to-plant fascism. Of
the former bourgeois freedoms, only pitiful remnants remain.
22. The bourgeoisie,.Comrade.Stalin pointed out in his speech at
the Nineteenth Congress,, became more reactionary., lost contact with the
people, and thus weakened.themselves.- They crushed the principle of
equality of people and nations, substituting. for it the principle of
absolute rule. by.an..exploitliig.minority and the .lawlessness of the
exploited majority of the citizens. "The banner of the bourgeois-
democratic freedoms has been tossed overboard, states Comrade Stalin..
I think that you, the representatives of Cotnunist and democratic parties,
must lift this banner and carry it forward if you want to gather the
majority of the people around Yourselves. There is no one else to lift
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27. .The particular aspect of the support the Communist Party of
the Soviet Union x'eceives from I. t1he fraternal nations, Comrade Stalin
points out, "consists in that every support off' -the peaceful aspirations
of our Party by any fraternal party means at the, same time. that that
party offers the support to its own people in their struggle to preserve
peace..: When Comrade Thorez or Comrade Togliatti. state that their people
will nbt fight against th.peoplc o the Soviet Union, that is support;
a s upport -f irst * of all, of the workers and peasants 'of Prance' and Italy who
are f`ighting for peace,' and :-a support, as well, of the peaceful aspirations
of the:.SOviet Union."
28. The Soviet Union stands for peaceful' settlement of international
conflicts an 'differences of opinion, and 'i fights for strengthening of
peace iri al the wort .. In his his work "Economic Problems of Socialism
in the USSR," Comrade Stalin proved that the Marxist thesis.regarding
the inev tabilT y. oar`s UetwcQn capita countries remains true in
777 present swats n; as oes Lenin s es is that L7:rt eria].isi~i inevitably
brceds.wars. In order to cliin.nate the inevitability of wars, teaches
Marxi 111- Leninistu, it is necessary to.eliminate imprialii,'. Only social-
ism gives permanent peace and universal security 'to r.~Miens.
29 -.fih? relations between the USSR and the countries of people's
democracy, that is, between countries within the socialist camp, are an
example of entirely new relations between states, such as have never before
existed in history. They are based on the principles of equal rights,
economic cooperation and respect of notional in epe;i once. The disinterested
suppor which the Soviet Union gives, the countries of peo-pie's deiuoc.racy,
as7ulf as economic coo eration_ and mutual assistance 1aeteieen these nations,
guarari-uecd outstanding successes for these countries ii.. the developz.ient of
their national economy, culture, and iriolain-g a new way of life.
30. The Soviet Union is the main stronghold of peace and security
of nations.. Our Party, as Comrade Ma en.kov pointed out in his report
on the work of the Central Committee, will continue its fight against
the preparation and outbreak of a new war. It will rally around itself
a mighitvanti-military democratic front in order to s' rengthen peace:. It
strengthen-the bonds of friendship and solidarity :with the adiiexon
of peace all over.t .e world. It will persist in exposing all preparations
for. ,. now war, all -the. machinations and iixtrigues of the warmongers. It
will continue, the policy of international cooperation and development o
business ties w th.a l..countr-i_es. It will strengthen and develop the sacred
friendly relations with the, countries of the peace-loving democratic camp.
.,It will.unceasingly work to strengthen the defensive might of the Soviet
State, and to increase our readiness for a crushing repulse of any.aggressor.
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31. The Soviet Union i~ riot7 afriad Qf the, threats of the warmongers
and :Looks.bravely owar he future. " ur country achieved in the post-
war years a urt:er strengthening f its economic and political. might and
its c?ofcnsive capacity, and is r-lore than ever able to withstand. any trials.
3 '? Comrade Stalin teaches that at least ti.r_ee basic; preliminary
conditions are necessai
to ?Cc;ruiuuisri: to guarantee thy: continuous
of all social protection,
with special emphasis on production of the means of production; to raise
kol i~z property to the level 6=[o4a1 property, and replace corxlodity
r:a ke ting with a system of" produce exchange; to guarantee the iiianifo :fi
eve op ierrt of the physical and. rent ~.i ap_titu.es of all members o7 s cie-ty.
33. An important place in. the :report by Comrade Maienkov on the
work of the Central Cor.:zmzittee of the Party wr.s devoted to the further
strengthcnir_ of social and ovcrnrlental order. The Lenin-Stalin Para
has, abs urea ,,,rorldwide his coriea! successes for our Mothc nand and is
confide rit_y guiding its f ox-_jard "de"
velorient because it has strengthened
and is continuing to strengthen the socialist state. The P t has crushed
and 'discarded 'tile corrupt theory of the weakening and dying out of the
Soviet State in the atmosphere of capitalistic surroundings which has becn
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crea e Ty ' h enemies an vU .EELrizers of Marxism. The Soviet State is the
main instrument in he building of Coru}unism and in the defense of. socialist
conquests against outside attacks. It successfully carries out its inherent
functions. Great progress has been iiade in the figilds of econo is organiza-
tion a ld in the cultural and udacat iona7 work of the State organs. The
Party is concerned with improve.::.ent in th.e operation o,. State o:rgans It
,4ill col ti:uc to strcr.. then cur social and govurnracnta]_ order, ,Dtatc organs,
the Soviet Army, Navy and Intelligence.
34.- The strengthening of the Soviet State, a.multi-nationval state,
is 'determined by an undeviating carrying out of the Lenin-Stali;anational
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policy,mWbased on the scientific theory ,of the national. problDue to
the carrying out of the Party policy regarding the national problem, which
has been worked out-by Lenin and Stalin, an unprecedented political;
economical and cultural ronres 3 has been attained in all the nations-1
rep-vbl' cs of the USSR. The Soviet r tional republics have surpassed in
their ccoriomic developz:2ent, not even to r.Zcntion their political develop-
ment, not only the countries of the Past, but the bourgeois -.countries of
Western Eur pee as well. An inczestrucrtLiole friendship has been formed
anion peoples, new socialist .3auions have grown closely knit around the
Communist- Party of the Soviet Union. At the present tir:ie,Y all the peoples
of our country, in a brotherly spirit of cooperation perforri one. common task.
They strengthen the Soviet Union and carry out. the Fifth Five-Year Plan of
development of the USSR.
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35 ? In the struggle of the Soviet poop le for Cormaunisiz, the leading
role belongs to the tested and battle-tried Coruiunist Party, unswervingly
carzyinng out the Lenin-Stalin policy. The Lenin-Stalin Party is the leading
and guiding power of Soviet society. This is why the Congress devoted a
great deal of attention 'to the Pariy, its organization-al. and ideological
work, its internal life. The reports made to the Congress, the resolutions
of the Congress and the new Statute are filled with -the true Stalin concern
for the Party, for its further-strengthening and closer unity, and for
increasing its role of leadership.
36. In the period since the Eighteenth Congress our Party strengthened
its ranks even more and ccuae to the Nineteenth Congress united, as never
before, around the Central Coin.ii'ttee and around Comrade Stalin,. The unity
of our Party is the most characteristic trait of its. internal condition.
37. In his report to the Nineteenth Congress concerning the work of
the Central Coi:u-aittce, Comrade Malenkov stressed the tremendous significance
of the irreconcilable struggle which, under the leadership of Comrade Stalin,
our Party 'has carried out for the strengthening of unity within its ranks,
and against the Trotski, Ziaov'yev and Bukh.arin capitulators anld traitors
of the cause of 'Socialism, who tried to break up the unity of the Party and
divert:, it from the proper Lenin course. Corrupt traitors -,sited in the
Trot ski Bukharin underground for az military ettaek against the Soviet Union,
planning to strike it a blow In the back i Tunis-difficult time, in order to
please the enemies of our people. By crushing the Trotski-Bukharin under-
ground, tthich was the center of attraction for all the anti-Soviet forces
in the. country,. by clearing our Party and Soviet organizations of the
enemies of the people, the Party thus strengthened its. ranks and the Soviet
State, and prepared the country for an active defense. During the days of
the difficult trials the Great Patriotic War; when the fate of our
Motherland was 'being decided, our Party acted as a single military organiza-
tion, without any wavering or dissent within its ranks. This unity, this
firmness in its ranks, our Party owes, first of all, to Comrade Stalin. Tl-ie
unity of'Party ranks has been, is, and always will be, the basic strength
and invincibility of our Party. The primary duty of Party organizations and
of each Party member is the continuous protection, as though protecting the
apple of one's eye, of -the Lenin unity of Party ranks.
38. The strength of the Party lies in its unbreakable ties with the
great masses of working people.. The Lenin-Stalin Party is the true eople's
party, and its policy responds to t e vitaL interests of the people. In
the struggle for freedom a~i indcp::ndenee of our Motherlen aril in the
struggle for the building of Cor:.nunisri, the Party affiliated itself even
closer with the people and increased its ties with the masses. The Soviet
people unanimously support the policy of the Party and give it ,.their com-
plete trust .
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.39. The numerical growth f the party speaks for the strengthening
of t]a Party ties with the masses and its,autlWrity with the Soviet people.
At trie ti _,eof the, Eighteenth Congress, the Party had 1,586,852 me.+ibers,
_4nd 858, ull+ candidates for r. 2L 1bersh;p, a total of 2,4,7'7,666 persons. As
of 1 Oc Lober 1952, the Party numbered 6,8e2,11+5 , persons, of which 6,013 , 259
were rie~lbe ~s, . and 868, 886 were candidates. The wtablest Soviet; people fron
the ranks ofthe :SoviQ Ari r and Navy, with brilliant comber ?c records, the
.lost advanced me Gibers of the worl;,ing class, kolkhoz peasc.ntry, and Soviet
intelligentsia have joined the Party.
40. Of great importance for strengthening of the Party and for its
ties with the masses is the ii-.prover. ent of the wort, o_' Party organs and
organizations. In the postwar period the party created measures for develop--
.lent of jntraparty d.euocraey and self -criticism These =ere asures helped
Party organizations to overcome the shortco..iings in the Party political
work to a considc,rable degree and ,;bayed an ir. portant part in its growth.
This resulted in the growth of activity and initiative of Party members.
Primary Party organizations in various enterprises, koJkhozes and establish-
ments were strengthened, their work was enliven4d and control cf the Party
masses was. strengthened as a result of the activity of Party organs. The
importance of the pl.enuris of Party cor_iriittecs and the more active Party
members increased.
41 A powerful instrument of tare Party in its struggle fcr CLnr:unisrl
is c~ hie is rnself-critieisra.. This strengthens the Party, :i_ncreases
its fighting efficiency, widcns Grid deepens -its ties with the .,sses,
develops the creative "_ietivity'o: Coi:.riunists. However, self -criti.ci
esp ciall:Y criticisr:, : rori below, is far fro.:. being the main . lo~~ in
I I-I 1 I ! A~ ~r
some Party organizations which =lust becuic accustomed to disclosing and
overcoming our errors and short comings our weaknesses and ailments. It
was pointed out at the Congress that some Party organizations underestimate
the role oi' criticizr., and self-cr'itic:~sn in-the life of the Party and of
the State. A bureaucratic attitude totia.rd` criticism and self-crit:i,cisri has
been noticed. Persecution has occLWrreo, as a result o cri,ticis ::. Soi.ie
workers who speak in favor of critic]. sr, in actio.i, do not tolerate crit-
ieisri fro.: below, stifle it, and take x?evenge upon those vi-10 criticize.
42. Formulating the problems in f'urt'her strengthening the Party,
Comrade Malenkov said that it is ii:ipero.tive "to end the harmful and
dangerous f ccling of self -sat isL act ion and rc.ptures of success, of
festivity and complacency in the ran':s of the Party. It is necessary
to e1cpose and elit-iinate shortcoi ings and weaknesses in our work boldly
and firi:ilY. " In developing, self-crit;icisi.r and. criticisra f'rora b(Qlow it is
necessary to assure all honest Soviet people that they .:lay boldly and without
fear criticize shortcoruingc in the work of our organizations and establish-
ments. A merciless fight must be waged against any efforts to stifle crit-
icism and against persecutions for criticism.
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113. One of the most important problems at the Congress was the
prcb ?_cm of discipline within' the Forty s'ails : '"In order to t .intain
unit's within its ranks the Pa rt e s s eel sirag__c iron discipline
for all its r.c nbers; without 'etc: oXr. ewe aver, c;rty and State dis -
ciplinc is still weak among some Party, soviet, .managerial and other
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worke s. Some conceal from the Party the,tr,ath about the situation in
enter? rises and establishments under their, supervision. They embellish
upon the results of the work and, permit additional entries in reports
of production output. There are sortie workers who place strictly depart--
mental and local interests above Statewide interests, who stand in the
way of Party and State 1 a-ws .
l,.lt. The Partycder..ands truthfulness and honesty From all its i em-
ber s , especially fror.? those in key positions, and an undeviating execu-
tion of Party nd State obligations. The objective is to strengthen
Party and State discipline, to eli._rinate formal attitudes toward Party
and Governcn_t.decisions, and to fight against lack of discipline and
viola tion of State interests.
1i-5. The Congress placed strong emphasis
adherence to enin ssin.struction that the most
on the necessity of strict
important principle: of
or a?lil.ti-tonal work'kk s coLnstructi~on e is of
not rc~rrie cl and'oxa,,,iinat ion
their perfomance. This satisfactorily.
The selection of personnel and examination of their performance have .
not yet been given sufficient ii:.portance by the I&^:de.rs of Party, soviet
:actual.' execution of the
and c c^x~ipt boe:rgecis'
idcoloT i s the mast i:riportant' task of th 1aeolo i cal wrrk,:oi Party organiza-
tions.
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5c. Thy Party Congress devoted a great deal of attention to the
problei:is of developi:rent of science, .-Literature and art. goal has been
set to develop the already advanced, Soviet science so thti 't wsuld take
first, place in world science. Soviet literature, creative,') s, theatre
anc motion-pictures have attained great successes. However, the level of
sor:rc li toicature is still. not..sufficic:nt,ly high.
53. There appear acdiocre, crude, and sometimes simply hackneyed works
of literature and art which distort the, true Soviet picturo. Our notion
pictures do not satisfy the growing requirements of our audiences. Very
few ;>ct,1xcs of high quality e e produced.
54. The problem of the workers in,.literature av.d art is to create
highly iliealist?.c artistic cor.l)ositions, which will serve as a Powerful
means of overcoming the vic(--s, shortcooings, and vestiges of morbidity
foui-.d. in our society. They should serve to develop in people: the qualities
inherent in conscious, active builders of Communism. It is necessary to
develop satire along with other types of literature. We :recd Soviet Gogols
and Shchcdrins.
55. Of great significance to the cvelopr eat of literature an art
is the thesis concerning typicalness in art, advanced in Comrade Malenkov's
report, as follows : "The typical is not oily that which ? i s encountered
frequently but also that which ::lost clerl;~ a:.rd ?ully e~:x)resscs the essence
of ee given social force. In i4 x ,is~ r Lcrilnis .r -the cc-nce!rtirn: off' typea?.ness
noes
not ~ea.n a stat.~stical. avc.xfi;,.. 7-,cainess correspoilds to the cas4ce
of a ;ivc:n social and hist~ Jric~l pile noi:renon, it is riot i cz;cly t-1--at ir'nich is
most widespread, or frequently repeated, or common. Conscious exaggeration
or clarification of cn idea does not . el .r.inate typicalness, on the contrary,
it reveals and underscores .t all the Typicalness is the slain field
for manifestations of the Party line in realistic art. The problem of ty?-
icalness is always a political ,rob 1 o .
56. The ii.lproveucot ofP'rt; organizational and ideological w,)rk will
incr ese the fighting capacity c P i~ty ere. zatioiis, will incrc.asc all the
rior .7 ties of the Party witli ti-1 masses, will. raise the creative a_ctivity
711'.C Soviet people and will ossuxc; neti, successes .i.n the building of Ceimiua-
ism.
57. The Cc egress adopted the reso_1_utio concerninC the chonge of the
Party nor:-e. The resolution noted that the double name of our Party'-'=01.71'1n.
ist card T B she nk originated historically as a 1-csult of the struggle with
the Mc.nsheviks and Was ciesi gned to distinguish it fro:-:r Menshevis:::i. Invs..iu.ch
as the Menshevi Party in tie USSR leas long hcen removed f roi:i the stage:, the
ou c nai_;e o .the Part- has lost its. is c oninJ, especially since Lhc concept
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"Coru:lunist" expresses iorc precisely the Marxist tenor c2 the Party objectives.
Fro1l now on, ot,.r Party will be called the CU:1r,,nxnist Party of the Soviet
Unian7PSU"TITSS .. This new nave also reflects the i'actu that the Lenin-
Stalin principles have Son a compl e and undivided victory within our Party.
58 The Nincteelith Congress unaninously c proved the draft of the
Pe.rty Statute proposed by the Central Cons il,tee and iti was decided to
consider it the Statute of the Cci-u.lunist 'Party Of the Soviet Union. It
was pointed out in the report by Cor:lrade 1 rus1i(:hevr at the Ccn;;ress that
the changes and add! .tions to the Party Statute : wcrc til:,ely and necessary.
The new Party Statute reflects its great or anizati.onal_ strength, fully and
concret&y expresses the ,:lain Party objectives, and thoroughly detcn:lines
the objectives of.the local Party organizations and the duties of the Party
r.eisbers as they apply to the problens of the struggle for realization of
the transition fro.:l Socialisi:l to Coi-Ziunis.:1.
59. The cornerstone in building the Party is the ?)roblc::l of Party
t:1e.:u~i rship. Lenin and Stalin always displayed particular interest in the
purity of the Party ranks, in the ix.i;.prover_ent of the quality and knowledge
of the Party r..enbers, in the, systcie of organization and unity of Party ranks.
The strength of the Party is based on the high consciousness. and responsibil-
ity of each. Coriivnist for the actual i.:zplc.:lentation of Party ideas and C7c-
cisions6 The Statute of t e Cor_a-.iur;ist Party of. the Soviet Union stresses
that any worker who is a citizen of the Soviet Union, who does not :xploit
anyone else's labor, who accepts thc, program and the Stat1r,U-c of the Party,
who actively partieiy a'tc s 1_i cerryin out this progra.i:., and Tha 'TOrks l
one- of tlie Party org` ii.z':~tions and carries out t e- dc:ci sions of the
Party, clay 7) con Party ::le, ber.
p0. ~rl crc;c r to increase the advanced role of the Co .u:ranist ' the'
statute. Z:. v s .a, rlore detailed definition of -the duties of a Party 1 _cr ber
the:,pc,reg;:ap i pertainin to duties contains additional clauses. The
Statute states that a Party reelAber rust: protect the unity of the Party
in every way,, as this is the prir.ary condition of the Party's strength
and power; fight actively for the execution of Party decisions; be can
exeriplary worker, and guard Ilk, strengthen the public socialist property;
daily increase the tics with the .:lasses; work tow.-.rd an understanding
of the principles of Marl.is1.i-L(,,ninisu; observe the.Party and State dis-
eipl develop sclf..critieis.:1 and cri'ticis~ i'ro. below; report to the
leaclirg.Pa4rty orgaxis, _u to the C. a.tr.c~l Ccunittce of tho Par-cy, shortcomings
in work.,,..:?egardloss of the l)ci se;.as involved- be. truthful 'c ci honest with
the
the P ,rty. obsc,iye Party ol~.d Stwtc secrets, and neintain political alert-
unfailingly carry out Party instructions- on they correct, choice of
cadres according to their political and business qualifications ir.i an..
position entrusted to hir, by the Party.
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6i. The inclusion in the Statute of new clauses concerning the
dutiess members ctivity Partyf t ~ reflects
attothe stsot7~lthe wpoliical maturity ide-. deveiopu ent o and
r.,a r romunists of
intra L. ty Ei:,ocracy,
02. The principles of dei:iocra- is central is:L9 coL;lbining Organize ion,
leadership an iron dis.cip ine with intraparty democracy and self-hel-p
of Par or danizations and all Party members received further develop-
nent in the tatute adopted. by t r.7 ineteenth Congress. The Statute
contains changes and additions concerning the rihts of party ne:,bers
and duties of Party organizations. These include: a guarantee of
undeviating fulfillment of Party directives; direction of the activity
of local soviet and social organizations through the Party groups
,within then; a developr_Lent of criticism and self -critic isi:l; the ex-
posure of shortcomings in work and _thc: attainment of their eliiaination;
the developa_lont of intraparty democracy; 'the strengthening of Party
ties with the masses; an increase in the level of organizational work
in all Party organizations and. in the'Party as a whole. The new
Statute is a docutient of great organizing and mobilizing power. It
is an important instrmient' for strengthening the ideological training
of Communists and cadres of the Party' and State in the spirit of
- n n siq an instrument for the development of intra:party deL:locracy,
s _i. The ei,itire organizational work of the
self anself crR~icl_.- _.T
Party will thus rise to new, higher level.
63. The Congress adopted the resol.ation concerning the revision
of the pro -rror;; o the Corr:LUnist Par y of the Soviet Union. Since 1919,
tat is, from the time the Eizht axt Congress adopted. the Existing
pro;gra.L_i, basic changes both irn international relations and in the field
of building socialist:. in the USSR have taken place. Therefore, a nuriber
of the .premises of the prograr.: and the objectives of the Party stated
therein in-asi uch as the have, already been accuii -led;, no l_on.ger
corms oriel to current conditions, an totne new objectives cf the Party.
Therefore, the Congress recogizizcd the necessity and the tii.ieliness for
the revision of the program, combining in it the worldwide historical
expberieuil~ance of the Great October ocia ist Revollutioi with -the experience
of ainZ , and setting, a further course for the ociasocialism in the USSR
fulfillment of the primary goal of the Party--the establishment of a
Communist society by me= s of a gradual transition from Socia lisri to
Coi:~;iunisri. The, accomplishment of the program revision was entrusted by
.the Congress to a Cot:mittee under bhi chairmanship of Comrade Stalin,
and'it was sugaested b the Coin re~~s that the Ca mittee be guided by
t h e of Stalin s wor Econoi'Ac Problems of Socialism
=e USSR.
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62.+.. Our Party is strong because in all its s,ctivities it is" guided
by the .Tree ear gangs o Marx,: ng :sly enin and Stalin. The founders
enriched Marxism with. ir.portant deductions and t eses, appropriate for
the mm historical ob,je ctives . .their creative cLpproac to f a.rxisLa,
and Stalin proved that this teaching is a living, all--con
guide f~~r action. In enriching and developing the Marxist-Leninist
'teachings, Corara e Stalin ideolo E'ic liX equips, the Party and the Soviet
people in the s ru e for the v+ .ctor o our just cause . Marxis:~a-Len i.nisu
elevated to a new height by Co:.irade Stalin, gives our Party the opportunity
events, and see clear the objective of -the r ovener t and the deans of
attaining it. Our Farty Sias o quered,is conquering, and will-continue
to conquer to its unwavering ya ty tc Marxism--Leninisi.a.
65. The work of the Nineteenth Congress was a strong demonstration
of the great international influence and authority the Communist Party
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of the Soviet Union possesses. There were guest delegations from
fraternal' Coymriunis't and workers' parties present at the Congress. The
boundless love of the Comm.uni?sts, wor yin- classes, and workers of all.
nations was::,.expressed. for the Lenin.Stalin Party. THE FOREMOST FIGHTERS
O F THE WORKING- C SS O ALL THE WORLD SEE OUR PARTY AS ANN E iV'LARY
GON IST PARTY,' and its activity as an exam lu of the stru- gi.t: for the
interests of the peoplo. T ey are studying the vast experience of our
Party.
66. The Nineteenth Congress . ceneralizing upon this experience and
outlining the program -or building Cot:d_1unism in the USSR and strengthening
ace -throughout the world, was an event of primary world significance.
It idealistically equipped all the Communist and worker' parties, all
t e peep es o . ie world,' for a struggle against imperialistic reaction
an aggression, against tie war:_ionge-rs. It has equipped them for a
struggle for -peace an national and social liberation: Comrade Boleslaw
Bie'ut, in his salutatory address before the Congress on behalf of the
Polish United Workers' Party, stated.: "The Nineteenth Congress of the
Communist (Bolshevik) Party of the Soviet Union will be an. inspiring
ideological stimulus for.the entire i.ntornational Communist movement in
its further struggle." G:jt.trcde Harry Pollitt, in his salutatory address
on behalf of the Col-miunis.t Party of Great Britain said that the Nineteenth
Congress: of the. Com-iauhist Party of the Soviet Union "will herald the turn
of world history. It. will demonstrate, as never, before,';that the construc-
tive plans, common 'sense and humanity of -the Soviet people are a bright
beacon,for people of the Westernworld,who live in conditions of economic
crisis and in an atmosphere of uilitary hysteria. It.,proves that the
Soviet people live only in the name of creative work rather than of
destruction, only in the none of peace rather than war."
ae new coriaicicns o*' the class stru !_e or
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67? Corpni$t ant y rite part y s and workers cf all nations see
Conrade; St n as thcir wise 1 c?'LCdor 1.Y7ri -1-7ne, pr W777 -17-l i r ..ti7
the aye arnec and aro_ rlo; arn.i.n , k,ow to fight successfully for
be t~ ,- uture. Wi,t. h tile..rAas2. e of .Stalin x,11 ?ro ressive hut.anlt associates
Its ol~cs nor lengthy and stable peace, for the victory of democracy and
soda ,sn. e,x~ra. gi in hip salutatory address on behalf of
the Itnl,i ,r? Cot,: st arty, s.-,id- "Cot:irade Stalin's wort; 'Eccnor:ic
Proble :is q Sccia lisrl j,n, tho Lt ' 1; . prig l.ess trews are to us. To all
roblle _rs cin`, x in he -riost dJ,f1 ic. .t t j,taQa the ideas of Car.xa.de Stalin
us fir~_. eorz Qt solutions cxd a right course:.
The salut ttQ y addresses of the various parties and groups at
the Nine teoath Congress are a vivid# irtaaton of t1?.e growing and
strc}I.gtl.ening international -ties gf ,e ,in-Stalin, Party and the
worlfc rs of thc:USS with th
wot'I rs o pll the..nations in the world,
69. Co:arade Stalin, in his speech at the final session, expressed
gratitude on behalf ,of the Congress to all the fraternal parties and
groups' whose representatives honored ?otx_ _C~?nress with their presence
and to those..w;iQ. sQ t greetings to our Congress, for the friendly salut-
ations, for the wishes of success, for 'their trust. Con:.rade Stalin said:
"Thu,, tx,st, i.s especially valuable to us, because it means that you are
ready"'to support our Party in its stru gle for the bright future of the
people, for is struggle against war, and its struggle for the.ppreservation
of peace .
70. Under the leadership of the newly elected Central Cor:L:.ittee
and CQaradr,:Sti~i, our Party began carrying out,the historic decisions
QfOsN" rye. t, ii ss .
present the active t:.et.be rs of Party organizations are holding
r. _
r etings in wT~ic i t iey c iscuss th rc salts of the Congress . LL The partici-
"o4
gFe
pants--o~'`~Fi'esc rrE? ings oxposc ~hortc.oriin s in the work of the Part
s.oviet.. arzc'C-;Economic organ iz-at imis , and am outlining, easures for im le-
M,.,~...,..>-.:~. ..mow..-. .~,~..., w .-
Party
at these rieotl ids warm a r ' s t gactive andthe Cen ra Coin t~..teerd Cm~r ,ie St^lir chat the Part rgajz,,itions
_ .
and'Cot:li:iunists will do tl eir it Lost to Carr out these decisions honorably.
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, .~ qtr J Y
, ^ .
I1: 72 The taost : ixrportant objective of all Party or,ani
^ r zatioaas and of
a11, Co:u:ruzlists.. is, a..tIaorQU study of the decisions of, the Nineteenth
Party Congress, of J.V. Stalin';; work. "Econoi.ic Problei:is of goc'alisrr in
the USSR," and-of his speech at the Congress, and the propagandizing of
thess utstanding docuncnts and the great ideas cont4 ined in then anong the
wide .las,ses. of.. the people.
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73. In the call to the thirty-Fifth Anniversary of the Great October
Socialist Revolution, the Central Committee of the Communist Party calls
upon all workers, peasants, and intelligentsia of the Soviet Union to
resolve successfully the historical objectives set by the Nineteenth Party
Congress. It calls upon them to attain new victories in the building of
Communis*,:.i, to widen the general socialist competition for the fulfillment
and overfulfiliment of the Fifth Five-Year Plan, for a new and mighty
improve .lent of the people's economy, a rise in the material welfare and
culture of the people, and further strengthening of the mic4at of the Soviet
State.
74. All the Soviet people, with great enthusiasm, accepted the
decisions of the Congress and Stalin's new works as a progron of struggle
for an even happier and a more joyous life. Inspired by the historic
decisions of the Congress, the Soviet people increase their creative activity,
attain new productive successes.
75. Under the banner of the immortal Lenin, under the wise leadership
of Stalin, our Party is confidently leading the Soviet people forward to
the victory of Communism.
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