Vol. 4, No. 35 November 11, 1966
SPECIAL NUMBER
Only three weeks after changing our format, we found it necessary to expand the number of pages. The reason is two documents. One is the minutes of a remarkable discussion that occurred inside the Soviet Union between representatives of the General Staff of the army and historians on the subject of Stalin's course at the opening of World War II. The minutes are highly revealing as to the strength of the pressures that led the regime to initiate the policy of "de-Stalinization." The other document bears witness in a different way to these same pressures -- this time in the form of an attack against "Trotskyism" published in Moscow under the signature of one N.P. Mikeshin. The document itself is well worth studying as an effort to provide a new model in this field. The translator has supplied some critical notes which provide an illuminating background and which should prove educational for students who have had occasion to probe deeply into Stalinist writings.
We thought it would be convenient to present these two documents together, although it meant holding over important material and probably shortening a coming issue to compensate for the added cost involved.
A feature planned for the next issue is an article from Brussels drawing some important lessons concerning the European student demonstration at Liége on October 15 against the war in Vietnam. The article considers some misrepresentations of the march and sets the record straight as well as indicating the importance of the demonstration as an advance in the European movement against the war in Vietnam. It is of special interest to antiwar fighters throughout the world. Next week in World Outlook.
CUBA,