p Politics, political relations are above all relations between classes, the struggle of classes for power, for domination in society. Relations between states and nations also come within the sphere of politics. Politics arose together with the emergence of classes, the class struggle and the state. Politics is expressed and makes up the main trend in the activities of a state.

p Politics as the relationship between classes is brought into being by the economic structure of society, its basis. Disclosing the origin of politics and its inseverable connection with the economic structure of society, Lenin called politics the concentrated expression of economics, its epitome and consummation. It is in politics that the economic interests of classes find their fullest and all-round expression.

p But politics, while being engendered by economics, itself makes a great impact on the economy, on the entire course of social development. The development of the economy prepares the ground for transforming the social system. This transformation as such, however, is a result of the conscious activity of the people which is directed by 370 politics. Taking into account the very great role of politics in the life and development of society, Lenin held that politics cannot but have primacy over economics. Of course, this does not refute the indisputable fact that politics is always bom of economy and that the economy plays a decisive role in social development. Hence, the solution of economic, production tasks should be approached from the political, class viewpoint. “Without a correct political approach to the matter,” Lenin wrote, “the given class will be unable to stay on top, and, consequently, will be incapable of solving its production problem either.”  [370•* 

It is the political, class approach that distinguishes the activity of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the fraternal Communist and Workers’ parties. In solving any economic and organisational problems, the Communist Party always proceeds from the interests of the working class; of all working people. The fundamental interests of the working class, of all the Soviet people dictated, for example, such cardinal transformations as the reorganisation of the Soviet economy along socialist lines, the industrialisation of the country and collectivisation of agriculture.