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Domenico Losurdo

Roller-Coaster Socialism~I

In order to realize socialism, Lenin and Stalin sought to combine state initiative with popular initiative. Was it feasible? Could they evolve mechanisms to uphold the democratic character of the mass organizations? Repressive measures took the upper hand. Lenin and Stalin could not evolve a definite model of socialism. Lenin‘s position was fluctuating. It changed from time to time with changing circumstances.