Evening star., 1952-08-20
Partial Text of Red Statute

LONDON, Aug. 20.-MoScou
radio today broadcast this neW
statute of the Communist Party
published in Prada:
% The Communist Party of
the Soviet Union is a voluntary
militant union of Communists
holding the same views, formed
of people of the working class,
the working peasantry and
working intelligentSia.
The present major tasks of the
Communist Party are building a
Communist society through the
gradual transition from social
ism to communism, in the steady
rise of the material and cul-
tural standards of the society,
in rearing the members of the
society in the spirit of interna-
tionaliSm and in the establish
ing Of fraternal ties with the
workers of all countries. In an
all-round strengthening of the
active defense OF the Soviet
country against the aggressive
actions of its enemies.
CD Any worker, a Soviet citi-
zen. not exploiting any ones
labor who recognizes the pro-
gram and statute of the party,
actively helping in their realiza-
ton, working in one of the party
organizations and implementing
all the decisions of the party,
may become member of the
party. Members pay the estab-
lished membership fees.
90 The duty of the party
member is: t.:.,...-.
(A) To protect the unity of
the party in every way.
(B) To fight actively for the
implementation Of party deci-
sions. Agreement with the
party decision is not enough: A
party member must fight to put
these decisions into practice. A
passive and formal attitude to
the decisions of the party weak
ems the fighting capacity of the
party and is incompatible with
membership:
Co To act as an example in
work, master the technique of
his trade, increase consistently
his own productivity and trade
qualifications:
(B) To strengthen the day.
by-day contact with the masses.
to respond in good time to the
needs and requests of the work.
ers, to explain to the non-party
masses the meaning of the
party policy and decisions.
(E) To work on the develop
ment of his own conscious atti-
tude to matters by the acquisi-
ton of the basis of MarxiSm-
Leninism:
Porty Discipline:
(F) Observe party and state
discipline, equally obligatory for
all members Of the party. There
can be no two diSciplines in
the party-one for the leaders
and another for the workers.
The party has one discipline
only, one law for all COMMIT
nistS, irrespective of merit or
Office. The violation of party
and state discipline is a great
evil damaging the party and
therefore incompatible with
membership:
60 To develop self-criticism
and criticism from below, expose
shortcomings in work and work
for their elimination, fight
against parading of well-being
and the flush of success. The
suppression of criticism is a
great evil. He who silences crit.
icism, paradeS his work and in
dulgeS in eulogizing cannot re-
main in the ranks of the party:
CID To report to leading
party bodies, up to the Central
Committee of the party, Short
comings in work irrespective of
the persons involved. A party
member has no right to conceal
an unsatisfactory state of af-
fairs. He who interfereS with
the party member carrying out
these duties must be severely
punished as violating the will
of the party.
Cd To be truthful and honest
before the party and never to
admit any concealment or dis
tortion of truth. Untruthful-
ness of a Communist towards
the party and deception of the
party are most heavy misdeeds
incompatible with membership.
Secrecy and Nepotism:
Cd Observe party and state
secrets, display political vigil
ance. remembering that vigil
ance of the Communists is para
mount at every section and in
circumstances. Revealing a
party or state secret is a crime
before the party and incom-
patible with membership:
(K) At any post entrusted by
the party to carry out without
fail the party injunctions on a