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dialectical materialism. The inclusion
of the propaganda of materialism into
the syllabus of Communist education
pursues also a political aim: the teach
ing of materialism win make our Com
munist Parties impervious to GER
tain theological tendencies which
penetrate into our ranks; to the vari-
GUS forms of philosophic idealism, to
religion, and to indifferentism on the
question Of religion, etc. All these
tendencies in the last resort represent
alien class interests within the probe
tartan organizations. Therefore the
propaganda of INSTRUMENTATION
without the propaganda Of militant
materialism cannot be regarded as
complete. Hence, the curriculum of
all party schools must include this
propaganda.
80. The methods to be applied in
party schools, and in self-education
circles must be carefully selected I'm
less propaganda is methodical, it will
not achieve its aim and will only re-
suit in useless expenditure of the en-
ergy Of the propagandists, and the
mass among whom they work. Ex-
perience has shown that wrong me-
thods frequently lead to the disintegra-
ton Of the entire propaganda system
and to the dissolution of many propa-
ganda Institutions. This being so,
great care must be taken in training
propagandists not only in the theories
Of Marxism-Leninism, but also in the
methods Of imparting their own
knowledge to the students in the par
ty schools and to the masses. The
central propaganda organs Of the par
ty must see to it that these propa-
gandists obtain instruction in method.
They must collect material on educa-
tional methods, study it, penetrate it,
and apply it.
". Organization Of MARKHAM Research
and Literary Activities.
"a. Leninism is not only the revival
of revolutionary Marxism, but also an
extension Of its theoretical and prac-
tical content. Marxist thot and Marx
list theory have not yet sufficiently
permeated the Communist Interna-
tional. Not enuf initiative and organ
ization has been displayed in the de-
velopment of MARKHAM research work
The attempts of the decadent Marx
lists of the Second International to
continue the work of the orthodox pre-
war Marxism of Austrian-M arxism
could not but fail for the reason that
it is impossible even to pretend that
social democratic practice, and the
theories of Kautsky. Hilferding, Bauer
& Co., is really Marxist. The general
decadence Of scientific research after
the war naturally affected Marxist re
search as well. The only country
where MARKHAM research and litera-
ture have received an impetus is in
Soviet Russia where the revolution
airy proletariat has established it's die
tatorship. As far as the western
Communist Parties are concerned
they cannot boast Of any achieve
ments on the field Of MARKHAM re
search. The Communist international
must do its utmost not only to encour
age the study Of Marxism-Leninsm fol
propaganda purposes, but also to pro
vide opportunities for scientific re
search and study on this field.
35. The Marx-Engels Institute, the
Lenin Institute and the Communist
Academy are the international cen
ters for theoretic work and scientific
research on the field Of Marxism-Len
inism. The task of the Communists
international is to make the results o.
the research work carried on in these
scientific institutions accessible to tn,
international Communist movement
This can be achieved:
(a) Thru the Agitation and Propa
ganda Department of the Comintern
which thru its connection with thes,
! institutes can make use OF the result,