Against the canonization of democracy
In 1977, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution, speaking in Moscow as general secretary of the then Italian Communist Party (PCI), Enrico Berlinguer declared, with emphasis appropriate to the solemnity of the circumstance, that “the Democracy is today...
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| description | In 1977, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution, speaking in Moscow as general secretary of the then Italian Communist Party (PCI), Enrico Berlinguer declared, with emphasis appropriate to the solemnity of the circumstance, that “the Democracy is today not only the terrain on which the class adversary is forced to retreat, but it is also the historically universal value on which to found an original socialist society”. The political impact of this position was considerable. Emphasizing, in contrast to the Soviet hosts, at a time when the power of the USSR seemed intact, that the democratic achievements of the labor movement and its historical allies in European capitalist states (starting with Italy itself) constituted universal rights, he put an end to notorious incoherence of the international communist movement, which demanded, in bourgeois countries, respect for freedoms denied to Soviet citizens and made clear its rejection of the political order in force in the “real socialism” of the time. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-196352024-08-20T20:00:48Z Against the canonization of democracy Contra a canonização da democracia Moraes, João Quartim de Moraes, João Quartim de Revolução Democracia Marx Revolution Democracy Marx In 1977, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution, speaking in Moscow as general secretary of the then Italian Communist Party (PCI), Enrico Berlinguer declared, with emphasis appropriate to the solemnity of the circumstance, that “the Democracy is today not only the terrain on which the class adversary is forced to retreat, but it is also the historically universal value on which to found an original socialist society”. The political impact of this position was considerable. Emphasizing, in contrast to the Soviet hosts, at a time when the power of the USSR seemed intact, that the democratic achievements of the labor movement and its historical allies in European capitalist states (starting with Italy itself) constituted universal rights, he put an end to notorious incoherence of the international communist movement, which demanded, in bourgeois countries, respect for freedoms denied to Soviet citizens and made clear its rejection of the political order in force in the “real socialism” of the time. Em 1977, por ocasião das comemorações dos 60 anos da Revolução de Outubro, tomando a palavra em Moscou na qualidade de secretário-geral do então Partido Comunista Italiano (PCI), Enrico Berlinguer declarou, com ênfase adequada à solenidade da circunstância, que “a democracia é hoje não apenas o terreno no qual o adversário de classe é obrigado a retroceder mas é também o valor historicamente universal sobre o qual fundar uma original sociedade socialista”. O impacto político desta tomada de posição foi considerável. Enfatizando, em contraposição aos anfitriões soviéticos, num momento em que o poderio da URSS parecia intacto, que as conquistas democráticas do movimento operário e de seus aliados históricos nos Estados capitalistas europeus (a começar pela própria Itália) configuravam direitos universais, deu um basta à notória incoerência do movimento comunista internacional, que exigia, nos países burgueses, respeito a liberdades negadas aos cidadãos soviéticos e deixou clara sua recusa da ordem política vigente no “socialismo real” de então. Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas 2001-05-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artigo avaliado pelos Pares Texto Text application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19635 10.53000/cma.v8i13.19635 Crítica Marxista; Vol. 8 No. 12 (2001); 9-40 Crítica Marxista; v. 8 n. 12 (2001); 9-40 2966-0165 0104-9321 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/19635/14137 World; Contemporary Mundo; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2001 João Quartim de Moraes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Against the canonization of democracy |
| title_short | Against the canonization of democracy |
| title_sort | against the canonization of democracy |
| topic | Revolução Democracia Marx Revolution Democracy Marx |
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