ROBERTS, Andrew Lawrence. The state of socialism: A note on terminology. SLAVIC REVIEW. CAMBRIDGE: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SLAVIC STUDIES, 2004, vol. 63, No 2, p. "349"-"+", 19 pp. ISSN 0037-6779. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3185732. |
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@article{1168129, author = {Roberts, Andrew Lawrence}, article_location = {CAMBRIDGE}, article_number = {2}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3185732}, language = {eng}, issn = {0037-6779}, journal = {SLAVIC REVIEW}, title = {The state of socialism: A note on terminology}, volume = {63}, year = {2004} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1168129 AU - Roberts, Andrew Lawrence PY - 2004 TI - The state of socialism: A note on terminology JF - SLAVIC REVIEW VL - 63 IS - 2 SP - "349"-"+" EP - "349"-"+" PB - AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SLAVIC STUDIES SN - 00376779 N2 - Scholars use a variety of terms to refer to the regimes of the former Soviet bloc. Some prefer communist, while others use socialist or state socialist. In this article, Andrew Roberts argues that communism is the better choice. Using socialism or state socialism to refer to these regimes stretches the concept unnecessarily, making one label refer to two regimes with little in common. This conceptual stretching has two negative consequences. First, it impedes efficient scholarly communication. Second, it impoverishes political debate by diminishing the achievements of democratic socialists. A solution to this problem is to use the term communist to refer to Soviet-style regimes. ER -
ROBERTS, Andrew Lawrence. The state of socialism: A note on terminology. \textit{SLAVIC REVIEW}. CAMBRIDGE: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SLAVIC STUDIES, 2004, vol.~63, No~2, p.~''349''-''+'', 19 pp. ISSN~0037-6779. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3185732.
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