Many Communists choose to fool themselves with a view that Stalin's policies somehow were a deviation from Lenin's ideas. These comrades fall prey to a petty bourgeois deception propagated by enemies of radical Socialism. read more
TL;DR In summary, ‘some people’ (Trotskyists) think that Stalin ruined the Russian revolution because they believe that revolutions in history are often followed by counter-revolutions which reverse some, but rarely all revolutionary policies as the radical forces exhaust themselves. read more
Communism and Stalin-ism: How Stalin Ruined True Marxism for the World August 30, 2014 Cooper Turberville The eighth of November 1917, or October according to the Russian calendar, a country that had already been experiencing turmoil and indecision on a political level was a perfect place for a day long ideological revolution. read more