Russian Populism as a Source of Leninism-Stalinism: Munich, Independent Association for the Study of Soviet Theory and Practice on National Issues, 1959, 87 p.

The main objective of this study is to uncover the genetic link between Leninism and populism. Blokhin argues that both movements are stages in a unified synthesis of Russian spiritual life. He notes that the defining traits of Bolshevism were inherited from Russian populism, including profound amoralism, the denial of individual development, and the simplification of culture. The author also describes the differences between Russian and Ukrainian populism, clearly distinguishing them.

Keywords

Bolshevism, political philosophy, social philosophy

Contents

1. Preface
2. The interpenetration of marxism and populism in Russia
3. Populist and bolshevik amoralism
4. Populist nihilism and bolshevism
5. The populist and bolshevik approach to individual issues
6. Russian peculiarities in the bolshevik and populist approach to religion
7. Populism and bolshevism in light of religious consciousness
8. Russian messianism in populism and bolshevism
9. Totalitarianism of populists and bolsheviks
10. Organizational principles of populists and bolsheviks
11. Revolutionary methods of populists and bolsheviks
12. The influence of populism on the October Revolution
13. Conclusions
14. Summary