Well they probably mean the Chinese model. And there is nothing wrong with looking to China as a model of success and taking inspiration from it. But the CPC itself always emphasizes that there is no one size fits all solution and every country will have to develop a model of socialism that is adapted to fit their own specific conditions. That is why the CPC succeeded, not because it blindly copied the Soviet model but because it creatively applied the principles of Marxism-Leninism in a way that works for China. Russian communists are going to need to do something similar, taking inspiration from their Soviet past and from China’s success but adapting their policies, strategy and overall approach to the conditions of modern day Russia, not to those of the Russia of 100 or even 50 years ago. It is important to not remain stuck in the past if we want to win the future.
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Well they probably mean the Chinese model. And there is nothing wrong with looking to China as a model of success and taking inspiration from it. But the CPC itself always emphasizes that there is no one size fits all solution and every country will have to develop a model of socialism that is adapted to fit their own specific conditions. That is why the CPC succeeded, not because it blindly copied the Soviet model but because it creatively applied the principles of Marxism-Leninism in a way that works for China. Russian communists are going to need to do something similar, taking inspiration from their Soviet past and from China’s success but adapting their policies, strategy and overall approach to the conditions of modern day Russia, not to those of the Russia of 100 or even 50 years ago. It is important to not remain stuck in the past if we want to win the future.