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

not imperialism is to be opposed, and whether or not theunity of the socialist camp and the international communistmovement is desired.How have the differences in the international communistmovement and between the leadership of the CPSU and ourselvesarisen? And how have they grown to their presentserious dimensions? Everybody is concerned about thesequestions.In our article “Whence the Differences?” 1 we dealt withthe origin and growth of the differences in the internationalcommunist movement in general outline. We deliberatelyrefrained from giving certain facts concerning this question,and particularly certain important facts involving the leadershipof the CPSU, and left the leadership of the CPSU someleeway, though we were ready to provide a fuller picture andto thrash out the rights and wrongs when necessary. Nowthat the Open Letter of the Central Committee of the CPSUhas told many lies about the origin and development of thedifferences and completely distorted the facts, it has becomenecessary for us to set forth certain facts in order to explainthe matter in greater detail.In its Open Letter, the Central Committee of the CPSUdares not state the truth to its Party members and the massesof the people. Instead of being open and above-board andrespecting the facts as Marxist-Leninists should, the leadershipof the CPSU resorts to the customary practice of bourgeoispoliticians, distorting the facts and confusing truth andfalsehood in its determined attempt to shift the blame forthe emergence and growth of the differences on to the ChineseCommunist Party.Lenin once said, “Honesty in politics is the result ofstrength; hypocrisy is the result of weakness.” 2 Honesty andrespect for the facts mark the attitude of Marxist-Leninists.1Renmin Ribao editorial, February 27, 1963.2V. I. Lenin, “<strong>Polemic</strong>al Notes”, Collected Works, Eng. ed., FLPH,Moscow, 1963, Vol. XVII, p. 166.58