Although retaining the Marxist belief that the state would wither away as socialism transformed into pure communism, he believed that the Soviet state would remain until the final defeat of international capitalism.
Meskipun Stalin menganut paham Marxis bahwa negara akan hilang saat sosialisme berubah menjadi komunisme murni, ia meyakini bahwa negara Soviet masih akan tetap ada hingga kekalahan terakhir kapitalisme internasional.