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  CHAPTER I
  HUMAN SOCIETY: ITS DEVELOPMENT
10 BASIC CONCEPTS
  SOCIAL FORMATIONS. PRODUCTION AND THE LAWS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT
13 The Concept of a Social Formation
16 The Structure of Socio-Economic Formations
23 Society and Nature
27 The Law of the Conformity of the Production Relations to the Productive Forces
29 Development of Socio-Economic Formations
44 The Communist Socio-Economic Formation
  THE ACTIVITY OF PEOPLE IN HISTORY
55 Factors Determining the Activity of People
59 Classes and Social Groups. The Struggle of Classes
66 Classes Under Socialism
68 Society, the Individual and the Collective
75 Spiritual Life of Society
  CHAPTER II
  THE COMMUNIST PARTY— THE POLITICAL LEADER OF THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM
  WHY IS IT NECESSARY FOR THE WORKING CLASS TO HAVE ITS OWN PARTY?
84 [introduction.]
85 The Role of Organisation in the Class Struggle
88 The Birth of a Revolutionary Marxist Party in Russia
92 The Communist Party and Socialism
  WHAT KIND OF A PARTY DOES THE WORKING CLASS NEED?
95 [introduction.]
96 The Party of a New Type
100 Forms of Party Organisation
  WHO MAKES UP THE COMMUNIST PARTY?
103 [introduction.]
104 The Class Approach to the Development of the Party
109 The Growth of the Party Ranks
  WHAT DEMANDS THE PARTY IMPOSES ON COMMUNISTS?
114 [introduction.]
115 The Communists’ Labour and Public Activity
117 A Communist Is a Political Fighter
  HOW THE COMMUNIST PARTY IS ORGANISED
121 [introduction.]
121 Democratic Centralism
129 Election and Accountability of the Leading Party Bodies
133 Party Discipline and Responsibility
135 Criticism and Self-Criticism
137 Collective Leadership of the Party
  HOW THE PARTY GUIDES SOCIALIST SOCIETY AND THE STATE
140 [introduction.]
140 The Guiding Force of the Political System of Socialism
144 Forms and Methods of Party Guidance
  THE GROWING ROLE OF THE CPSU IN DIRECTING COMMUNIST CONSTRUCTION
151 [introduction.]
152 Causes Enhancing the Role of the Party
155 What Ensures the Growing Role of the Party
  CHAPTER III
  THE HISTORICAL ROAD OF SOVIET SOCIETY
160 [introduction.]
161 The Dawn of a New Era
168 Socialist Construction
181 Principles of Socialism
199 The Exploit of the Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War
204 Further Progress
207 The International Significance of the Experience of Socialist Construction in the USSR
  CHAPTER IV
  THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE SOVIET UNION’S DEVELOPMENT AT THE PRESENT STAGE
  THE ECONOMY OF A DEVELOPED SOCIALIST SOCIETY
210 [introduction.]
212 New Opportunities in the Economy and New Demands
215 The Scientific and Technological Revolution and Socialism
221 Changes in the Relations of Production
226 The Influence of External Factors
  THE SUPREME AIM OF THE PARTY’S ECONOMIC POLICY
227 [introduction.]
233 Formation of Requirements
235 The Tasks of the Ninth Five-Year Plan
  THE SOURCE OF MEANS FOR FULFILLING SOCIAL TASKS
239 Extensive or Intensive Development?
243 Application of Science and Technology. Scientific Organisation of Labour
245 Improvement of the Location and Structure of Production
246 The Use of Production Assets and Investments
249 Economic Education
  ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT AND "WORK FOR ONESELF"
251 [introduction.]
252 Scientific Management
256 Both Master and Worker
263 The Conscious Discipline of the Masses
267 Interests and Discipline
  THE SOCIO-POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOVIET SOCIETY
270 [introduction.]
270 The Social Structure of Society
279 Strengthening of the Soviet State. Development of Socialist Democracy
  CHAPTER V
  MOULDING OF THE NEW MAN —ONE OF THE MAIN TASKS IN COMMUNIST CONSTRUCTION
  MARXISM-LENINISM ON THE EDUCATION OF THE NEW MAN
287 [introduction.]
288 Socio-Political Practice and Education
292 The Soviet Way of Life— the Basis of Communist Education
298 The Creative Role of Socialist Ideology
303 Development of the Consciousness of the Masses Is the Main Content of Ideological Work
  THE 24th CPSU CONGRESS ON COMMUNIST EDUCATION
306 [introduction.]
308 Specific Features of Ideological and Educational Work in Present-Day Conditions
  FORMATION OF A COMMUNIST WORLD OUTLOOK
316 [introduction.]
317 Mastering Revolutionary Theory
321 The Moulding of Soviet Patriotism and Socialist Internationalism
327 Strengthening of the Principles of Socialist Community Relations. Moral and Political Education
335 The Struggle Against Bourgeois Ideology and Right- and “Left”-Wing Revisionism
  WAYS AND MEANS OF EDUCATION
339 Mass Information and Propaganda
342 The Role of the Production Collective as a Teacher and Educator
345 Unity of Ideological and Economic Activity
347 Socialist Emulation—School of Communist Education
  CHAPTER VI
  THE WORLD SOCIALIST SYSTEM
  FORMATION OF THE WORLD SOCIALIST SYSTEM
351 [introduction.]
352 People’s Democratic and Socialist Revolutions in European and Asian Countries and in Cuba
356 General Laws of Transition to Socialism
362 Characteristic Features of the Transition to Socialism in Individual Countries
367 The Socialist Community
  ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
374 [introduction.]
380 Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
383 Comprehensive Economic Integration
  POLITICAL INTERACTION AND UNITY OF SOCIALIST COUNTRIES
387 [introduction.]
395 Internationalism and Nationalism
400 Co-operation of the Fraternal Communist and Workers’ Parties
404 The Warsaw Treaty Organisation
  DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIALIST COUNTRIES
407 [introduction.]
408 The Great Social Gains of the Peoples of the Socialist Countries
411 Successes of Industrialisation
414 Socialist Reorganisation of Agriculture
416 Rise in the Welfare and Cultural Level of the People
418 Political Organisation of Society and Forms of Managing Production
  COMMUNIST PARTIES— THE LEADING FORCE IN SOCIALIST COUNTRIES
421 [introduction.]
422 Political Parties in Socialist Countries
425 Leading Role of the Communist Parties
  DECISIVE FACTOR OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
427 [introduction.]
428 Force of Example
430 Bulwark of Peace, Freedom and Independence of the Peoples
435 Economic Competition Between Socialism and Capitalism
443 Assistance to Developing Countries
446 The World Proletariat Supports the Socialist System
  CHAPTER VII
  TRANSITION TO COMMUNISM— THE PATH OF MANKIND’S DEVELOPMENT
  THE CONTEMPORARY EPOCH— THE EPOCH OF TRANSITION FROM CAPITALISM TO SOCIALISM
449 The Essence of the Epoch Ushered in by the October Revolution
454 Imperialism’s Futile Attempts to Adapt Itself to New Conditions
458 The Crisis of Capitalism Is Deepening
462 Growth of Political Reaction in the Capitalist Countries
  REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT OF THE WORKING CLASS
466 Capitalism’s Chief Opponent
470 New Conditions of the Proletariat’s Struggle
474 For a Mighty Anti-Monopoly Front
478 The Proletariat on the Offensive
  NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLES OF ASIA, AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA
481 [introduction.]
481 What Is a National Liberation Movement
483 Who Participates in the National Liberation Struggle
488 The Collapse of the Colonial System
492 A New Stage of the National Liberation Movement
495 Capitalism or Socialism?
506 Imperialism Remains the Chief Enemy
509 True Friends and Allies
  THE WORLD COMMUNIST MOVEMENT
512 [introduction.]
514 The Force Which Unites All Revolutionaries
516 For the Cohesion of Communists
519 The Most Influential Movement of Our Time
  THE STRUGGLE OF THE CPSU AND THE SOVIET STATE FOR PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
522 [introduction.]
525 Fundamental Principles of Soviet Foreign Policy
529 Co-operation with Socialist Countries and Revolutionary-Democratic Parties
533 The Maintenance and Consolidation of Peace, an Important Aspect of Soviet Foreign Policy
534 Measures to Eliminate Hotbeds of War and Rebuff to Military Aggression
537 The Struggle for Stable Security in Europe
544 A Ban on Weapons of Mass Destruction
545 The Struggle to Halt the Arms Race
548 Development of International Co-operation
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