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Polemic on General Line of International ... - From Marx to Mao

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and that Kennedy “shows solicitude for the preservati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong>peace”. 14. Both Ti<strong>to</strong> and Khrushchov play up the horrors <strong>of</strong> nuclearwar in order <strong>to</strong> intimidate the people <strong>of</strong> the world in<strong>to</strong> aband<strong>on</strong>ingrevoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggle. Ti<strong>to</strong> says that <strong>on</strong>ce a nuclearwar breaks out, it will be the “annihilati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> mankind”. 2Likewise, Khrushchov says that <strong>on</strong>ce a nuclear war breaks out,“we will destroy our Noah’s Ark — the globe”. 35. Both Ti<strong>to</strong> and Khrushchov preach that a world withoutweap<strong>on</strong>s, without armed forces and without wars can bebrought in<strong>to</strong> being while imperialism still exists.6. The Ti<strong>to</strong> clique proclaims that “active peaceful coexistence”is the cornerst<strong>on</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Yugoslavia’s foreign policy, 4while Khrushchov declares that peaceful coexistence is the“general line <strong>of</strong> the foreign policy” <strong>of</strong> the Soviet Uni<strong>on</strong>. 57. Both Ti<strong>to</strong> and Khrushchov proclaim that the possibility<strong>of</strong> peaceful transiti<strong>on</strong> from capitalism <strong>to</strong> socialism has increased.The Ti<strong>to</strong> clique says that “mankind is irresistiblyentering a l<strong>on</strong>g way in<strong>to</strong> the era <strong>of</strong> socialism through differentways”. 6 Khrushchov says that the road <strong>of</strong> the Oc<strong>to</strong>ber Revoluti<strong>on</strong>can be replaced by the “parliamentary road”.8. Ti<strong>to</strong> advocates the introducti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> “political and ec<strong>on</strong>omicintegrati<strong>on</strong> 7 <strong>of</strong> the world through “peaceful competiti<strong>on</strong>”.Khrushchov also advocates “all-round co-operati<strong>on</strong>”with imperialism through “peaceful ec<strong>on</strong>omic competiti<strong>on</strong>”.1N. S. Khrushchov, Letter <strong>to</strong> J. F. Kennedy, Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 27, 1962.2J. B. Ti<strong>to</strong>, Report <strong>to</strong> the Sessi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Federal People’s Assembly<strong>of</strong> Yugoslavia, April 19, 1958.3N. S. Khrushchov, Speech at a Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Austro-Soviet Society,July 2, 1960.4Koča Popović, Report <strong>on</strong> Foreign Policy <strong>to</strong> the Sessi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the FederalPeople’s Assembly <strong>of</strong> Yugoslavia, Borba, February 27, 1957.5N. S. Khrushchov, Report <strong>to</strong> the 20th C<strong>on</strong>gress <strong>of</strong> the CPSU, February1956.6Programme <strong>of</strong> the League <strong>of</strong> Communists <strong>of</strong> Yugoslavia.7J. B. Ti<strong>to</strong>, Replies <strong>to</strong> Questi<strong>on</strong>s by Washingt<strong>on</strong> Post Corresp<strong>on</strong>dentDrew Pears<strong>on</strong>, Borba, August 12, 1962.179

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