WHO IS ACTUALLY REVISIONIST HERE?

 The Sino-Soviet split occurred after Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization program, during which Mao accused Khrushchev of "revisionism." However, there are points I find puzzling:


1. When Mao accused Khrushchev of revisionism, was he referring to deviation from Marxism-Leninism or Marxism-Leninism-Stalinism? After all, Stalin himself introduced significant changes to Marxism-Leninism.

2. If Khrushchev did make changes to Soviet ideology, why was this such a big issue? Marxism is, after all, a dynamic and evolving theory. Ironically, Mao himself introduced numerous changes to Marxism, such as the emphasis on peasant revolution in China, so why did he cry "revisionism" in this case?

3. Isn't it hypocritical of Mao to accuse Khrushchev of "revisionism" during the Sino-Soviet split, yet later pursue rapprochement with the USA and even shake hands with Nixon? Wouldn’t such actions—aligning with a capitalist superpower—also qualify as revisionism?

4. One thing I cannot understand is how Stalin, who deviated significantly from Marxism-Leninism by introducing totalitarianism, a cult of personality, "socialism in one country," brutal collectivization, and transforming one-party rule into essentially one-man rule, managed to establish Stalinism as an untouchable blueprint for communist ideology. Stalinism itself was a revisionist interpretation of Leninism, essentially creating "Marxism-Leninism-Stalinism." So why, then, did Mao cry "revisionism" when Khrushchev introduced changes? Wasn’t Stalinism itself already a significant departure from Marxism-Leninism?

5. Another thing I noticed is that during the late 1930s, Stalin made the decision to sign a pact with Nazi Germany to divide and conquer Poland. Did other communist countries at the time not criticize this as revisionism or object to Stalin’s actions in any way?

6. Later when Nazi Germany invaded soviet union , Stalin made a pact with USA, UK two ideological opponents of communism, was not this revisionism?


SO, WHO IS ACTUALLY REVISIONIST HERE THEN?🤔🤔🤔



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