149 SOVIET RUSSIA-NOT A "BUG BEAR"! Introduction There is a enera! nation a"on the #eo#!e$ !i%in in the &in'!

uence (one& o' An !oA"erican B!oc$ that So%iet Russia is a &)u )ear-an o)*ect o' constant terror$ and that So%iet s+ste" o' Go%ern"ent is )ased u#on ruth!ess su##ression and %io!ence, It is #it+ that e%en toda+--. +ears a'ter the out)rea/ o' the Russian Re%o!utionthere is a reat dea! o' #re*udice a ainst 0o""unis" as 1e!! as So%iet ideo!o +, And the 0o!d 1ar o' the !ast ei ht +ears has on!+ stren thened this #re*udice2 then than/s to the s+ste"atic #ro#a anda$ carried on )+ the United States and British In'or"ation o''ices in e%er+ #art on the Asian 1or!d, This #re*udice a ainst Russia$ Russian ideo!o + and a!so a ainst 0o""unis" has )eco"e "uch "ore 1ides#read, It 1i!! )e rea!i(ed that this 'a!se notion is the "ost har"'u!$ not "ere!+ )ecause &#re*udice is the ene"+ o' Truth&$ )ut )ecause it is this$ "ore than an+thin e!se$ that 1i!! "a/e the Third 3or!d 3ar an actua!it+, Bod+ 4re*udice is )orn o' i norance, It is )ased u#on an un1i!!in ness to /no1 the truth, This increasin !+ strained re!ations )et1een the United States and So%iet Russia and the threat o' a G!o)a! 3ar$ 'or 1hich the+ ha%e )eco"e res#onsi)!e$ has induced "an+ 'reedo"!o%in $ tru!+ de"ocratic #ersons to te!! the 1or!d that the so-ca!!ed #ro#a anda a ainst 0o""unis" or So%iet ci%i!i(ation is not a curse to "an/ind$ rather it is a )oon, S+")o! o' 4eace 5r, 0har!es 6a"ont$ an e"inent A"erican 1riter o' current #o!itica! thou ht$ 1ho s#ent "ore than 17 +ears in %arious #arts o' Russia$ 1rites in his !atest )oo/ So%iet 0i%i!i8,ation that the Socia!ist Societ+$ 1hich the Russians ha%e )ui!! and 1hose "e")ers are, ,"ore than t1o hundred "i!!ions )e!on in to a %ariet+ o' races and re!i ions$ has "ore ood in )a!ance than )ad, 0o""unis"$ 1hich is 9.9 ' the )ac/)one o' Russian ci%i!i(ation$ is a s+")o! o' #eace, It sincere!+ #reaches 'riendshi#$ a"it+ and "utua! ood1i!!, 0o""unis" is a : tru"#et o' #eace$ and it can ne%er #reach %io!ence, Thus$ the 'orei n #o!ic+ o' 0o""unist Russia is not a ressi%e", So%iet Ethnic ;e"ocrac+ / The ne1 So%iet 0onstitution has !aid the 'oundation 'or a < "achiner+ o' Socia!ist Go%ern"ent$ and has created i""ense o##ortunit+ 'or #o#u!ar #artici#ation in its 1or/, Its outstandin 'eature is the Ethnic ;e"ocrac+ 1hich it has

created$ a conse=uence o' 1hich there is a #er'ect e=ua!it+ )et1een one citi(en and the other, Under this Ethnic ;e"ocrac+ a!! "inorities$ !i%in in Russia$ ha%e co"#!ete socia! and cu!tura! 'reedo", > Re!i ious ?reedo"

In the 'ie!d o' re!i ion there is si"i!ar e=ua!it+ o' treat"ent 'or the 'o!!o1ers o' a!! re!i ious creeds$ and accordin to the ne1 constitution$ there is$ co"#!ete 'reedo" o' 1orshi# in the So%iet Union, "There is$ toda+$ %er+ !itt!e o' that su#erstition 1hich characterised re!i ion in the #ast, The #eo#!e ha%e )een i%en #er'ect !i)ert+ to e@ercise their o1n inde#endent *ud e"ent in choosin or 'o!!o1in an+ re!i ion, A!! re!i ions are state re!i ions, ?reedo" o' Ri ht Thin/in and E@#ressin The #eo#!e o' Russia Aas 1e are o'ten to!dB are not a #art o' the "achiner+ o' Go%ern"ent e%er+ "an or 1o"an$ in So%iet Union$ has the ri ht o' 'ree thin/in and 'ree e@#ression", 4 S+ste" o' Go%ern"ent ?!e@i)!e "The Russian s+ste" o' Go%ern"ent is 'ar "ore !i)era! and '!e@i)!e than an+ other 'or" o' Go%ern"ent in the "odern 1or!d, iC E%er+ "an is the ru!er o' his countr+2 e%er+ "an is the ser%ant o' his countr+ 2 e%er+ "an is the &de'ender-so!dier& o' his countr+2 and e%er+ "an is the torch)earer o' #eace 'or his countr+-there is no &Sir&$ no &6ord&$ no &;irt+ To""+&-e%cr+ one is &0o"rade&, $ So%iet Go%ern"ent&s econo"ic achie%e"ents ha%e resu!ted in the tota! disa##earance o' e"#!o+"ent$ ade=uate #ro%ision o' a!! essentia!s o' !i'e 'or a!!$ education 'or a!!$ and an o##ortunit+ 'or e%er+ one to #arta/e in the socia!$ #o!itica!$ and cu!tura! s#heres o' !i'e, 9.D 9.. "4eo#!e are thorou h!+ !o+a! to their Go%ern"ent$ and the+ ta/e #ride in )ein the citi(ens o' such a reat and idea! countr+ as theirs, And in this #ride 1o"en ha%e as "uch share as "en,and Asians as "uch as Euro#eans", The Russian Socia!is" has to )e studied$ in the 'irst #!ace$ as a #hi!oso#hica! doctrine$ standin 'or the idea! o' e=ua! !i)ert+ and securit+ 'or the indi%idua! in the co""unit+$ and in the second #!ace$ it has to )e !oo/ed at as a co"#!e@ o' institutions$ di%ided 'or i%in e''ect to the #hi!oso#hic doctrine,

0onc!usion So%iet Russia is 'riend!+ to a!! those countries 1hich are #oor$ 1hose #eo#!e are star%in $ and 1hose econo"ic )!ood is )ein s=uee(ed )+ the 0a#ita!ists and I"#eria!ists o' the 3est, Russian Socia!is" stands 'or uni%ersa! a##ea! and uni%ersa! s+"#ath+, It see/s to )rid e the u!' o' di''erence )et1een -the rich and the #oor$ )et1een the &Ea%e& and the &Ea%e-nots& and 'ina!!+ it 1ants to see a 1or!d$ 1here no one star%es no one !i%es na/ed,