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3. Winning of Economic Independence—an
Important Task of the Revolution
Important Task of the Revolution
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The attainment of political independence is not the sole task of national liberation revolutions. It is important to consolidate the gains achieved, and put an end to dependence on foreign monopolies but in order to do this it is necessary to win economic independence. The ideologists of 341 imperialism, Lenin wrote, usually “are talking of national liberation ... leaving out economic liberation. Yet in reality it is the latter that is the chief thing.” [341•*
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Notes
[341•*] V. I. Lenin, “The Social Significance of the Serbo-Bulgarian Victories”, Collected Works, Vol. 18, p. 308.