Socialism and communism

205 x 135 mm. Antal sidor 182 Prof. Victor Afanasyev, Dr. Sc. (Phil.), an eminent Soviet philosopher, is the author of several books translated into English and other languages, among them: Marxist Philosophy, Scientific Gommunism and Scientific Management of Society. In his book Socialism and Gommunism he outlines in a popular way the theory and practice of socialism, dcscribes the basic laws governing the development of the society, shows its advantages over capitalism, and gives a general idea of the future communist society. The author deals with the problems of the socialist revolution and the dictatorship of the proletariat, the most pressing problems of the present-day conununist, labour, national liberation ancl general democratic movements. Glose attention is given to such prohlems as thc abolition of exploit.ing classes, the growth of the pro- ductive forces and the formation of social- ist relations in society, the cultural revo- lution and the development of relations between socialist nations. The section on the communist syst.em highlights the different aspects of the ma- terial and technological base of commu- nism, the formation of comrnunist social relations ancl the education nf thc new man.