But Lenin wrote (in State and Revolution) that the withering away of the state begins at the very instance when the proletariat ("the armed working class") takes power. The Commune-state is "a state of a new type." The soviet state, alas, though not "strangled at birth" by the Wilsons and Churchills was subjected to grave injuries that led to its violent death at the hands of the Stalinist counterrevolution in the years 1935-1939.
Shane Mage Comment Please explain. The form of the state? WL. **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000004) _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis