History 1401E Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Bourgeoisie, Khrushchev Thaw, Proletariat
1 Apr 2016
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While reading lenin"s text, please pay attention to the way he describes. Lenin states that bourgeoisie democracy, although a historical advance, will remain restricted, false, and hypocritical due to it being a part of capitalism. Please pay attention to the time when the book was written. Khrushchev states that he rst saw the truth of collectivization in 1930 when he visited the country on a business trip. There, he witnessed starving farmers who could not afford food for themselves, as the money they earned was dedicated to buying new farm equipment. Khrushchev is also appalled that red army soldiers are doing the delicate work of farmers, and because of this crops of sugar beets may be destroyed, furthering the famine. Being from near the ukraine-soviet border, this hit home for him, as he imagined the famine in ukraine when food had been plentiful only years before.
