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== Internal debates on the Soviet Union ==
== Internal debates on the Soviet Union ==
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| [[Impossibilism]] || 1917 or 1918 || N/A || Bourgeois revolution || Capitalism || No || Direct democracy || Strategic or principled || No || ?
| [[Impossibilism]] || 1917 or 1918 || N/A || Bourgeois revolution || Capitalism || No || Direct democracy || Strategic or principled || No || ?
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| [[Dengism]]|| ~1953 or ~1985  || around 1990 || Lack of market reforms, foreign pressures || Socialism || N/A || N/A || N/A || Yes (claimed) || N/A
| [[Dengism]]<ref group="Note">Self-declared Marxist–Leninists who ideologically align with the modern [[Communist Party of China]]. </ref>|| ~1953 or ~1985  || around 1990 || Lack of market reforms, foreign pressures || Socialism || N/A || N/A || N/A || Yes (claimed) || N/A
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| [[Left Communism]] || 1918 to early 1920s || N/A || Failure to expand to other countries, Counter-revolution || Capitalism || Yes ([[Bordigism|Italian Left]])
| [[Left Communism]] || 1918 to early 1920s || N/A || Failure to expand to other countries, Counter-revolution || Capitalism || Yes ([[Bordigism|Italian Left]])
No ([[Council Communism|Dutch-German Left]])
No ([[Council Communism|Dutch-German Left]])
| Organic centralism or centralism || Abstentionism || No || Varied, often no
| Organic centralism (Italian Left)
Direct Democracy
 
(D-G Left) || Abstentionism || No || Varied, often no
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| [[Neo-Kautskyists]] || 1918 to early 1920s || 1990 || Socially non-viable economy || Non-mode of production || No || Democracy || Tactical || ? || Tactical
| [[Neo-Kautskyists]] || 1918 to early 1920s || 1990 || Socially non-viable economy || Non-mode of production || No || Democracy || Tactical || ? || Tactical
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| [[Trotskyism]] || 1926 || around 1990 || Socialism in One Country || Degenerated Workers' State (state-capitalism) || Yes || Democratic centralism || Yes || Yes || Strategic
| [[Trotskyism]] || 1926 || around 1990 || Socialism in One Country || Degenerated Workers' State (state-capitalism) || Yes || Democratic centralism || Yes || Yes || Strategic
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| [[Anti-revisionism]]|| 1953 || 1956 || Revisionism || Socialism || Yes || Democratic centralism || Yes || Yes || Strategic
| [[Anti-revisionism]]<ref group="Note">Refers to [[Hoxha]]-aligned Marxist–Leninist([[Marxism–Leninism–Stalinism|-Stalinists]]).</ref>|| 1953<ref group="Note">Death of [[Stalin]] and rise of revisionist elements under [[Khrushchev]]. </ref>|| 1956<ref group="Note">[[De-stalinization|Destalinization]], dismantlement of the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], and large-scale market reforms.  </ref>|| Revisionism || Socialism || Yes || Democratic centralism || Varied; often strategic || Yes || Strategic
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|[[Maoism]]
|[[Maoism]]
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|Democratic  
|Democratic  
centralism (claimed)
centralism (claimed)
|Abstentionism
|Mostly
Abstentionism
<ref group="Note">Maoists aligned with political line of the [[Shining Path|Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path)]] follow strict anti-electorialism. However, certain Maoists, such as those in [[Nepal]], believe in reformist and multi-party principles.  </ref>
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|[[Impossibilism]]||1949||N/A||Bourgeois revolution||Capitalism||No||Direct democracy||Strategic or principled||No|| ?  
|[[Impossibilism]]||1949||N/A||Bourgeois revolution||Capitalism||No||Direct democracy||Strategic or principled||No|| ?  
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|-
| [[Dengism]]|| N/A || N/A || N/A || Socialism || N/A || N/A || N/A || Yes (claimed) || N/A
| [[Dengism]]|| N/A<ref name=":0" group="Note">Rejects the notion that the [[People's Republic of China]] ever became revisionist and (re-)implemented capitalism. </ref>|| N/A<ref name=":0" group="Note" />|| N/A<ref name=":0" group="Note" />|| Socialism || N/A || N/A || N/A || Yes (claimed) || N/A
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|[[Left Communism]]||1949||N/A||Failure to expand to other countries, Counter-revolution||Capitalism||Yes ([[Bordigism|Italian Left]])
|[[Left Communism]]||1949||N/A||Failure to expand to other countries, Counter-revolution||Capitalism||Yes ([[Bordigism|Italian Left]])
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|Organic centralism or centralism||Abstentionism||No||Varied, often no
|Organic centralism or centralism||Abstentionism||No||Varied, often no
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|-
|[[Anti-revisionism]]||1949||N/A or 1978||Revisionism|| Capitalism ||Yes||Democratic centralism ||Strategic or principled ||Yes||Strategic
|[[Anti-revisionism]]||1949<ref group="Note">Most anti-revisionists maintain that [[Mao Zedong]] and the CPC always upheld deviationist and revisionist views.</ref>||N/A or 1978||Revisionism|| Capitalism ||Yes||Democratic centralism ||Strategic or principled ||Yes||Strategic
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|[[Maoism]]
|[[Maoism]]
|1976
|1976<ref group="Note">Death of Mao Zedong, [[Gang of Four]] arrested, and end of the [[Cultural Revolution]].</ref>
|1978  
|1978<ref group="Note">Conclusive political consolidation of [[Deng Xiaoping]], beginning of mass-privatization. </ref>
|Revisionism
|Revisionism
|Socialism
|Socialism
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|[[Council communism]]|| N/A||N/A||Bourgeois revolution||State-capitalism||No||Federalism||Abstentionism||No||Strategic (tactical)
|[[Council communism]]|| N/A||N/A||Bourgeois revolution||State-capitalism||No||Federalism||Abstentionism||No||Strategic (tactical)
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== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 2 April 2024

Internal debates on the Soviet Union

Tendency Year of political degeneration in Russia Year of capitalist restoration/installation in Russia Cause of Russia degeneration and subsequent restoration USSR's political economy (circa 1933) Vanguardism Organisational form Parliamentary participation National liberation Trade unions
Anarchism 1917 or 1918 N/A or 1917 or 1918 Bourgeois revolution, Authoritarianism State-capitalism or state-socialism No Federalism Abstentionism No Strategic(tactical)
Impossibilism 1917 or 1918 N/A Bourgeois revolution Capitalism No Direct democracy Strategic or principled No ?
Dengism[Note 1] ~1953 or ~1985 around 1990 Lack of market reforms, foreign pressures Socialism N/A N/A N/A Yes (claimed) N/A
Left Communism 1918 to early 1920s N/A Failure to expand to other countries, Counter-revolution Capitalism Yes (Italian Left)

No (Dutch-German Left)

Organic centralism (Italian Left)

Direct Democracy

(D-G Left) || Abstentionism || No || Varied, often no

Neo-Kautskyists 1918 to early 1920s 1990 Socially non-viable economy Non-mode of production No Democracy Tactical ? Tactical
Trotskyism 1926 around 1990 Socialism in One Country Degenerated Workers' State (state-capitalism) Yes Democratic centralism Yes Yes Strategic
Anti-revisionism[Note 2] 1953[Note 3] 1956[Note 4] Revisionism Socialism Yes Democratic centralism Varied; often strategic Yes Strategic
Maoism 1953 1956 Revisionism, supposed lack of "mass line" Socialism Yes Democratic

centralism (claimed)

Mostly

Abstentionism [Note 5]

Yes No
Euro-communism 1920s N/A Authoritarianism, revolutionism Capitalism No Democracy Yes No Yes
Council communism N/A N/A Bourgeois revolution State-capitalism No Federalism Abstentionism No Strategic (tactical)


Internal debates on the People's Republic of China

Tendency Year of political degeneration in China Year of capitalist restoration/installation in China Cause of China degeneration and subsequent restoration PRC's political economy (circa 1975) Vanguardism Organisational form Parliamentary participation National liberation Trade unions
Anarchism 1949 N/A or 1978 Bourgeois revolution, Authoritarianism State-capitalism or state-socialism No Federalism Abstentionism No Strategic(tactical)
Impossibilism 1949 N/A Bourgeois revolution Capitalism No Direct democracy Strategic or principled No ?
Dengism N/A[Note 6] N/A[Note 6] N/A[Note 6] Socialism N/A N/A N/A Yes (claimed) N/A
Left Communism 1949 N/A Failure to expand to other countries, Counter-revolution Capitalism Yes (Italian Left)

No (Dutch-German Left)

Organic centralism or centralism Abstentionism No Varied, often no
Anti-revisionism 1949[Note 7] N/A or 1978 Revisionism Capitalism Yes Democratic centralism Strategic or principled Yes Strategic
Maoism 1976[Note 8] 1978[Note 9] Revisionism Socialism Yes Democratic

centralism (claimed)

Abstentionism Yes No
Euro-communism 1949 N/A Authoritarianism, revolutionism Capitalism No Democracy Yes No Yes
Council communism N/A N/A Bourgeois revolution State-capitalism No Federalism Abstentionism No Strategic (tactical)

Notes

  1. Self-declared Marxist–Leninists who ideologically align with the modern Communist Party of China.
  2. Refers to Hoxha-aligned Marxist–Leninist(-Stalinists).
  3. Death of Stalin and rise of revisionist elements under Khrushchev.
  4. Destalinization, dismantlement of the dictatorship of the proletariat, and large-scale market reforms.
  5. Maoists aligned with political line of the Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path) follow strict anti-electorialism. However, certain Maoists, such as those in Nepal, believe in reformist and multi-party principles.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rejects the notion that the People's Republic of China ever became revisionist and (re-)implemented capitalism.
  7. Most anti-revisionists maintain that Mao Zedong and the CPC always upheld deviationist and revisionist views.
  8. Death of Mao Zedong, Gang of Four arrested, and end of the Cultural Revolution.
  9. Conclusive political consolidation of Deng Xiaoping, beginning of mass-privatization.