

Such differences among parties are natural and, some could argue, necessary for progress. But these were correctly restricted, particularly by the Chinese side, for internal discussion and debate, in light of the earth-shaking struggle against the Soviet revisionists. Previously, both parties had been allies in the fight against the Soviet revisionists, starting with the period when Khrushchev tried to force his line of “peaceful transition to socialism” upon the international movement.ĭuring this joint struggle, however, both parties still had longstanding differences over major questions of principle. Hoxha’s book, along with his previous polemics, brings out into the open some important differences that have existed for some time within the international communist movement and between the PLA and CPC. Together with Albania, they have formed a small ultra-“left” bloc upon which Hoxha hopes to construct a “new Comintern.” In addition, a small number of groups following Hoxha’s line in a few countries have joined in these anti-China attacks. These polemics have been directed against the Communist Party of China (CPC), particularly against Mao Zedong’s “theory of the three worlds.” They have led to an open split between Albania and China.

#Critique of hoxhaism series
It is the latest in a series of polemics coming from Albania since the November 1976 Seventh Congress of the Party of Labor of Albania (PLA), which has Hoxha as its chairman. Imperialism and the Revolution, a new book written by Enver Hoxha, is an all-round attack on the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism.

This is a well-known thesis of Marxism-Leninism which history has proved to the hilt. The exacerbation of contradictions and rivalries among imperialist powers and groupings is fraught with the danger of armed conflicts, of predatory wars of enslavement. Please credit the Encyclopedia of Anti-Revisionism On-Line as your source, include the url to this work, and note any of the transcribers, editors & proofreaders above. You can freely copy, distribute and display this work as well as make derivative and commercial works. Transcription, Editing and Markup: Paul SabaĬopyright: This work is in the Public Domain under the Creative Commons Common Deed. Hoxhaism or Leninism? Encyclopedia of Anti-Revisionism On-LineĪ Chicago Study Group Hoxhaism or Leninism? A Review of Enver Hoxha’s ’Imperialism and the Revolution’įirst Published: Class Struggle, No.
