PROPOSAL TO CELEBRATE HISTORIC MILESTONES
IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST MODERN REVISIONISM SINCE 1956
We, the undersigned, hereby propose to all Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
parties and organizations to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
struggle against modern revisionism and to undertake activities for the
purpose of renewing our commitment to pursue this struggle, which
started in 1956 in opposition to the revisionist content of the 20th
Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in February 1956.
The struggle against modern revisionism reached a new and higher level
when the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution began in May 1966. But
alas, since the death of Comrade Mao in September 1976, we have been
confronted with the betrayal of socialism and the restoration of
capitalism in China. We are challenged to uphold
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, combat modern revisionism and its evil
consequences and achieve greater victories in fulfilling the historic
mission of the proletariat to achieve socialism.
In the 20th Congress of the CPSU, the Soviet revisionist clique headed
by Khrushchov repudiated the fundamentals of Marxism-Leninism and the
revolutionary achievements of Comrade Stalin under the pretext of
opposing a “personality cult”. It unveiled the phenomenon of modern
revisionism in opposition to proletarian dictatorship and put the Soviet
Union on the road of capitalist restoration.
It propagated bourgeois populism with the notions of “party of the whole
people” and “state of the whole people” and bourgeois pacifism with the
notions of “peaceful transition,” “peaceful competition” and “peaceful
coexistence”. It used modern revisionism to undermine and subvert the
international communist movement. It pushed “peaceful coexistence” as
the general line to oppose proletarian internationalism and to attack
the international communist movement and the national liberation movements.
Under the leadership of Comrade Mao Zedong, the Chinese Communist Party
promptly issued in April 1956 the editorial of the People’s Daily, “On
the Historical Experience of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat”. This
defended the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism against the line of
modern revisionism. It denounced the revisionists for sowing confusion
in the international communist movement and generating disorder and
uprisings against the socialist cause in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere
in Eastern Europe.
The delegation of the Chinese Communist Party pursued the
anti-revisionist line in the Moscow meetings of communist and workers’
parties in 1957 and 1960. Thereafter, it proceeded to the criticism and
repudiation of the growing phenomenon of monopoly bureaucrat capitalism
and social imperialism during the long regime of Brezhnev. Monopoly
bureaucrat capitalism masqueraded as socialism while the bureaucrats and
businessmen connived to steal from the state sector. In international
relations, the Soviet revisionists engaged in socialist phrase-mongering
and in the practice of imperialism.
Comrade Mao did not rest content with the critique of modern revisionism
as it arose and grew in the Soviet Union and in the other countries of
the Soviet bloc. He examined and analyzed the growth of modern
revisionism in China, arising from both homegrown factors and external
influences. Thus, he launched the Great Proletarian Revolution in order
to carry out the theory of continuing revolution under proletarian
dictatorship. This is to combat revisionism, prevent the restoration of
capitalism and consolidate socialism.
For as long as Comrade Mao was alive, he was able to lead the Chinese
proletariat and people from victory to victory in the Great Proletarian
Cultural Revolution against tremendous odds and against powerful
adversaries. But soon after his death, the enemies of the Chinese
proletariat and people made a coup and reversed his proletarian
revolutionary line in carrying out socialist revolution and
construction. Since then, China has increasingly taken the road of
capitalist restoration.
The full restoration of capitalism in China vindicates the teaching of
Comrade Mao that socialism is lost when the revisionist line prevails
within the ruling communist or workers’ party and that eventually the
bourgeoisie within the party and state succeeds in unleashing a coup and
overthrowing the proletariat. Comrade Mao has bequeathed to us a legacy
by which we can combat and defeat modern revisionism and by which we can
revive and further develop the forces of socialism.
For the entire year of 2006, we must undertake general campaigns and
specific activities of theoretical and political education. We must
confront the problem of modern revisionism as the most venomous enemy of
the revolutionary cause of socialism. We must reaffirm the written works
and practical efforts of Comrade Mao and all other proletarian
revolutionaries to uphold Marxism-Leninism and combat modern
revisionism. We must defend the achievements of Comrade Stalin and
Comrade Mao in socialist revolution and construction.
We must reaffirm Comrade Mao’s revolutionary theory and practice of
continuing revolution under proletarian dictatorship through the Great
Proletarian Cultural Revolution. We must condemn the betrayal of
socialism and of Comrade Mao’s proletarian revolutionary line by the
Chinese capitalist roaders. We must combat the varied revisionist
tendencies that deviate from the scientific essence of
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism and its concrete application to revolutionary
practice. We can do so by countering not only the traditional
revisionist trends, classical and modern, but also various later trends,
like Hoxaism and Trotskyism, which carry a revisionist content behind
the ultra-Left appearance.
We must renew our determination and efforts to carry out the historic
mission of the proletariat, which is to carry out socialist revolution
and construction. All the evils that have beset the former
revisionist-ruled countries should drive us to uphold
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism against modern revisionism and to pursue the
revolutionary cause of socialism.
Upon the temporary success of modern revisionism against
Marxism-Leninism and the dictatorship of the proletariat, monopoly
capitalism headed by US imperialism has been able to launch the worst
attacks against the proletariat and the oppressed peoples, such as “free
market” globalization, racism, repression and wars of aggression. In
response to the escalation of oppression and exploitation, the
proletariat and people are intensifying their resistance through armed
struggle and other forms of resistance.
It is the internationalist duty of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist parties to
unite and to arouse, organize and mobilize the proletariat and people in
their respective countries and in the world at large in the struggle for
national liberation, democracy and socialism against imperialism,
revisionism and reaction. By celebrating the 50 years of struggle
against modern revisionism, we renew our commitment to persevere in the
revolutionary struggle and strive to win ever greater victories under
the guidance of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
Uphold, defend and advance the teachings of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin
and Mao!
Carry forward the revolution against imperialism, revisionism and reaction!
Glory to the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution!
Long live proletarian internationalism!
Long live Marxism-Leninism-Maoism!
Initial Signatories:
Communist Party of India (Maoist);
Communist Party of the Philippines;
Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist;
Communist League of Indonesia