In 1937 Lion Feuchtwanger travelled to the USSR and took an interview with Stalin. He described this interview in his book "Moscow, 1937". However, the original
Wow pretty marxist and materialist analysis for someone i was told didnt understand Marx and historical materialism :stalin-feels-good:
Jokes aside i do believe they would have successfully moved away from the cult of personality and it would burn out if not for the war of anihillation that was waged against them shortly after this, obliderating tens of millions of lives and the country it self , changing the priorities in education and culture and necessitating a post war "build everything from scratch" era. On those conditions and eras the trend is towards cults of personality and concentration of the people behind singular visions, grand goals and actions . So whether Stalin liked it or not the "cult of personality" stayed and got solidified till his death
Wow pretty marxist and materialist analysis for someone i was told didnt understand Marx and historical materialism :stalin-feels-good:
Jokes aside i do believe they would have successfully moved away from the cult of personality and it would burn out if not for the war of anihillation that was waged against them shortly after this, obliderating tens of millions of lives and the country it self , changing the priorities in education and culture and necessitating a post war "build everything from scratch" era. On those conditions and eras the trend is towards cults of personality and concentration of the people behind singular visions, grand goals and actions . So whether Stalin liked it or not the "cult of personality" stayed and got solidified till his death