The Russian proletariat cannot by its own forces victoriously complete the socialist revolution. But it can give the Russian revolution dimensions such as will create the most favourable conartions for it, sucn as will in a certain sense begin it. It can tacilitate matters for the entrance into a decisive battle on the part of its main and most reliable ally, the European and American socialist proletariat."
This position was further spelt out in 1924 by none other than Stalin himself in his essay Lenin and Leninism. Here the future dictator wrote:
*The overthrow of the power of the bourgeoisie and the establishment of a proietarian government in one country does not yet guarantee the complete victory of socialism. The main task of socialism - the organisation of socialist production - still remains ahead. Can this task be accomplished, can the final victory or socialism in one country be attained, without the joint efforts of the proletariat of several advanced countries? No, this is impossible. Insufficient To overthrow the bourgeoisie the efforts of one countrv are sufficient -the history of our revolution bears this out. ror te tinal victory of socialism. for the organisation of socialist prod uction, the efforts of one country, particularly of such a peasant country as Russia, are insufficient. For this the efforts of the proletarians of several dovanced countries are necessary....
'Such, on the whole, are the characteristic features of the Leninist theory of proletarian revolution
Red Weekly 11 March 1976