SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

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Socialist Action No. 73, 12 October 1984 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 275 words

The scan: 073-oct-12-1984-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 9 of the scan

people in such positions feel the necessity and have the energy produce cancere boutical publications, this is a clear signal both the bankruptcy of the ruling elite and of the tact that some circles with access to that elite feel it cannot be changed from within. depends upon tapping the spontaneous creativity Soviet workers while the as system crushes stifles this creativity. And her argument carried through onto the social plane by ner insistence uld interested in the preservation of outmoded produc tor relations therefore their perfection takes place without social conflict.' As she puts it, with, in Soviet terms, taking frankness, 'we must express doubt about this point of view and puts on the central problem of Soviet refornamely 'that the reorganisation of the existing system of production relations is given over to social groups that occupy elevated somewhat (.)

position within this system and according ly are bound to it through personal interest.' In other words, the forces that people like Zaslavskaya must turn to to reform system are the one who are making a packet out of the present system! Such makes many Soviet reformists try convince themselves that perhaps the whole system does not have to be changed, perhaps one can tinker with it piece-meal.

But Zasiavskaya herself rejects this in the following words: The fact that production relaintegral system, all the elements of which are interconnected. This shows itself in their ability to 'reject' those more effective but qualitatively different elements of economic rela tions which were experimentally graited on to them.' This leads one to the conclusion that it is imSocialist Action 12 October 1984

page 10 of the scan

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