Take up the struggle against Stalinism

[p043] to struggle against Stalinism inside the Party ranks sub- If the Central Committee sees that it is in its interest that all Party members, in- October 24, 1968 bho ; = ee ee axe Tie spvosne peste : a ws > ~ oa = Ag A Soviet armoured car rolls through Czechoslovakia (below) during the August 1968 invasion. Kosterin had the deepest feelings for the working class in that country, and expressed his opposition to the bureaucracy’s action. Reprinted from ‘Workers Press’ of Saturday, December 20, 1969. 26 Fourth International, Summer 1970

[p044] I am taking this step con- sciously and with the hope that it will compel true com- munists to think — seriously about what is happening in- side our Party as well as .in all of our society. If the Central Committee sees that it is in its interest that all Party members, in- cluding the Party machine, observe the statutes, it will decide on my case publicly and punish those who are guilty of violating these sta- tues. If this is the case I will res- cind my decision to resign from the Party and continue to struggle against Stalinism inside the Party ranks sub- mitting to its discipline. But , with or without a Party card I have been, I am, and I will remain a Marxist- Leninist communist, a_ Bol- shevik. My whole existence, from my youth to today, bears witness to that. If I find myself outside the Party I will continue to strug- my Marxist-Leninist gle for ideas, for their democratic application in life, as I’ve always struggled, making use of all the rights given to me by our Constitution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man adopted by the United Nations and signed by our government. October 24, 1968 A Soviet armoured car rolls through Czechoslovakia (below) during the August 1968 invasion. Kosterin had the deepest feelings for the working class in that country, and expressed his opposition to the bureaucracy’s action. 26 Reprinted from ‘Workers Press’ of Saturday, December 20, 1969. Fourth international, Summer 1970