[Marxistindia] Resolution on October Revolution

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Resolution
Commemorate the Centenary Year of the Great October Socialist Revolution
This Plenum on Organisation reiterates with emphasis our 21st Congress
resolution on the centenary of the Russian revolution that called for
'celebrations to commemorate the centenary year in all-round way',
beginning November 7, 2016 by organising events 'in the political,
ideological, and cultural spheres', and 'to conduct a campaign to
propagate socialism'.
The Great October Revolution had for the first time in human history,
resoundingly vindicated Marxism-Leninism through the establishment of a
proletarian State. Led by the immortal Lenin and the Bolshevik party, it
has proved that the exploitative capitalist order can be overthrown by the
working class led mass of the exploited people and vindicated the analysis
of Marx. The October Revolution is an eternal example of the application
of the creative science of Marxism-Leninism, whose living essence is the
'concrete analysis of the concrete conditions'.
The October Revolution continues to teach many important lessons to the
world communist movement – the importance of worker-peasant alliance, the
indispensable role of the vanguard Party steeled on the principles of
democratic centralism, proletarian discipline and having live links with
the masses – that remain valid.
The October Revolution has immense achievements to its credit. It
eliminated exploitation of man by man by establishing socialism in the
USSR; guaranteed satisfaction of all the basic necessities of human beings
– food, clothing and shelter; enriched and enhanced human life by taking
care of all citizens – from cradle to grave; for the first time in human
history. It completely eliminated illiteracy and ensured universal access
to education; freed women from domestic chores to a large extent and
ensured equal rights. It in fact gave women equal participation in the
political process well before many capitalist countries had done and thus
enabled them to play an active role in the economic and social development
of the society. It secured the rights of the working class, involved them
in administration, improved their work conditions, ensured sufficient
leisure and guaranteed their post-retirement future. It eliminated
unemployment and poverty. It encouraged scientific research and innovation
for the welfare of the entire society, guaranteed advanced universal
health care and made great advances in the field of sports.
This Plenum, while resolving to propagate these and many more achievements
of the first socialist State, is conscious of the many mistakes committed
during socialist construction. The Party will continue to learn from them.
The observance of this event assumes all the more importance today, when
there is an intense attack on the validity of Marxism and on the very
concept of socialism. In many East European countries, attempts are on to
ban communist parties and even the usage of communist and Soviet-era
symbols. There is a deliberate attempt to falsify history, negate the
myriad achievements of the former socialist countries and even equate
socialism with fascism and Nazism.
It is upon us, as adherents of Marxism-Leninism, to use this occasion to
counter this slanderous campaign and re-assert that socialism is the only
path ahead for humankind that ensures a world free of exploitation,
oppression, environmental degradation and guarantees real freedom and
liberty. It is upon us to establish that socialism is not a utopian dream,
but a necessity that has to be realised.
This Organisational Plenum of the CPI(M) resolves to observe the centenary
year of the Great October Socialist Revolution to not only educate its
entire rank and file, but also engage the people at large by involving all
the intellectuals, littérateurs, sympathisers and well-wishers of the Left
by organising debates, discussions, seminars, symposiums, exhibitions and
various other forms all across India, highlighting the contribution of the
Great October Socialist Revolution in:
•	influencing the Indian national movement by inspiring generations of
freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Jawaharalal Nehru, Muzaffar Ahmed, and
many others; nationalist poets like Rabindranath Tagore Subrahmanyam
Bharati, Nazrul Islam and social activists like Periyar and others; its
impact on the masses and the consciousness levels of many young freedom
fighters who were influenced by its ideology that led them to the
Communist Party and to the formation of various mass and class
organisations, galvanising the socialist current in the freedom struggle;
•	defeating fascism, signaled by the hosting of the Red Flag over
Reichstag on May 9, 1945 by the soldiers of the Red Army of the USSR and
thus contributing to the sustained peace in the world;
•	bringing an end to the colonial world by openly siding with the various
liberation movements across the world that eventually led to the freedom
of various countries in Asia and Africa and in standing as a bulwark
against imperialist aggression and attempts to  trample upon national
sovereignty through neo-colonialism;
•	furthering the frontiers of science and technology, particularly by
successfully sending the first artificial satellite, Sputnik and first
human being Yuri Gagarin into space, which paved the way for the
subsequent development of modern means of communication satellites,
opening up possibilities for an in-depth study of earth, its surrounding
atmosphere and in many other areas;
•	developing peoples' culture in contrast to the pursuit of culture as a
preserve of the elite, as can be discerned in various performing arts,
songs, music, drama, cinema, painting, literature, etc;
On the 7th November 2017, throughout the country, the culmination of the
observance of the centenary of the October Revolution should be done by
rallying people in large numbers to expose the danger of communal,
reactionary, divisive and separatist ideologies, by safeguarding and
advancing the unity of the toiling classes centered on the core of
worker-peasant alliance. The occasion should be used to propagate the
ideals of socialism and its necessity, particularly among the Indian
youth, at this juncture.
This Plenum resolves to observe the 100th Anniversary of the Great October
Socialist Revolution in a befitting manner, reiterating its commitment to
Marxism-Leninism and its profound belief that the future of humanity and
the world lies only in socialism.
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