In this book the well known Soviet scholars K. Gusev and V. Naumov relate in popular form the history of the first socialist state in the world.

The establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by the Communist Party paved the way for the resolution in a short interval of such cardinal problems as the overcoming of social, economic and political backward­ness; the creation of a powerful economy, permitting the USSR to become an industrial power and to expand its defence capacities; the persistent upgrading of the living standards and culture of the workers.

Placing emphasis on the fundamental stages and tasks of the building of socialism, the authors demonstrate that authentic social progress is feasible only through the path of socialism and communism.

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