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

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means the annihilati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> mankind. Therefore, Khrushchovroars that “’local wars’ in our time are very dangerous”, 1 andthat “we will work hard . . . <strong>to</strong> put out the sparks that mayset <strong>of</strong>f the flames <strong>of</strong> war”. 2 Here Khrushchov makes nodistincti<strong>on</strong> between just and unjust wars and betrays the Communiststand <strong>of</strong> supporting just wars.The his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong> the eighteen years since World War II hasshown that wars <strong>of</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al liberati<strong>on</strong> are unavoidable so l<strong>on</strong>gas the imperialists and their lackeys try <strong>to</strong> maintain theirbrutal rule by bay<strong>on</strong>ets and use force <strong>to</strong> suppress the revoluti<strong>on</strong><strong>of</strong> oppressed nati<strong>on</strong>s. These large-scale and small-scalerevoluti<strong>on</strong>ary wars against the imperialists and their lackeys,which have never ceased, have hit hard at the imperialistforces <strong>of</strong> war, strengthened the forces defending world peaceand effectively prevented the imperialists from realizing theirplan <strong>of</strong> launching a world war. Frankly speaking, Khrushchov’sclamour about the need <strong>to</strong> “put out” the sparks <strong>of</strong> revoluti<strong>on</strong>for the sake <strong>of</strong> peace is an attempt <strong>to</strong> oppose revoluti<strong>on</strong>in the name <strong>of</strong> safeguarding peace.Proceeding from these wr<strong>on</strong>g views and policies, the leaders<strong>of</strong> the CPSU not <strong>on</strong>ly demand that the oppressed nati<strong>on</strong>sshould aband<strong>on</strong> their revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggle for liberati<strong>on</strong>and “peacefully coexist” with the imperialists and col<strong>on</strong>ialists,but even side with imperialism and use a variety <strong>of</strong> methods<strong>to</strong> extinguish the sparks <strong>of</strong> revoluti<strong>on</strong> in Asia, Africa andLatin America.Take the example <strong>of</strong> the Algerian people’s war <strong>of</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>alliberati<strong>on</strong>. The leadership <strong>of</strong> the CPSU not <strong>on</strong>ly withheldsupport for a l<strong>on</strong>g period but actually <strong>to</strong>ok the side <strong>of</strong> Frenchimperialism. Khrushchov used <strong>to</strong> treat Algeria’s nati<strong>on</strong>al independenceas an “internal affair” <strong>of</strong> France. Speaking <strong>on</strong>the Algerian questi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 3, 1955, he said, “I had and1N. S. Khrushchov, Speech at the Press C<strong>on</strong>ference in Vienna, July8, 1960.2N. S. Khrushchov, Replies <strong>to</strong> Questi<strong>on</strong>s by Newsmen at the U.S.Nati<strong>on</strong>al Press Club in Washingt<strong>on</strong>, September 16, 1959.198

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