Open Discussion on National Bolshevism

Dear comrades of the CPDA,

While not strictly Fascist, National Bolshevism has it's roots in some of the philosophical movements of Great War Germany, specifically the writings of Ernst Niekisch and Ernst Jünger. It would later be inspired and partially embodied by the 1930s National Socialist Combat Movement headed by Nazis Hermann Ehrhardt, Otto Strasser, and Walther Stennes.

While this movement remained under high ridicule during Lenin's government, during the Stalin period some members of the National Bolshevist movement were allowed breathing room, such as B.D. Grekov's National Bolshevik school of historiography and the Smenovekhovtsi. Of course, National Bolshevism is but one form of the so-called "right wing" of Socialist thought. As noted above, other proponents of such "Conservative Socialism" included many Nazis, Fascists, and ultra Nationalists. In Russia, some even sought the restoration of the monarchy during the Civil War.

The National Bolshevik Party still exists within the Russian Federation today, taking stands against the government of Mr. Putin. During the trial of despised Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladić, the NBP attacked the Serbian Embassy in Moscow to demonstrate their solidarity with Mladić. The modern concepts of the NBP are largely Eurasianist in nature, seeking to create a Greater Russia out of Asian territories lost with the collapse of the USSR and the unification of Belarus with Russia. The retaking of Crimea is also in line with National Bolshevist ideals. While not in agreement with Putin's own visions of a Eurasian Union, it is still another form of empire, with many romanticizing the days of the Romanovs and the Czarist Empire.

Suffice it to say, such philosophies as National Bolshevism are in stark contradiction to Marxist thought and threaten the true internationalist spirit of Communism. As the National Bolshevist movement has it's roots with the Fascist and Nazi movements of Italy and Germany, it is an inherently dangerous form of politic. As is well known, many comrades perished at the hands of Fascists before and during the Second World War. Not just in the military action, but through the persecution of the SS, Gestapo, and other hated Fascist organizations of terror.

Admiration or support of Fascist, Nazi, or National Bolshevist tendencies is not tolerated by the CPDA, as such tendencies are the enemy of all working peoples. In our steadfast support of the ANTIFA (Anti-Fascist) cause, it is in our best interests to discuss methods against Fascist tendencies, whether it be in regards to supposed comrades or practical methods in our daily lives. Any CPDA members found to hold such views will face expulsion after proper review.




In solidarity,

The-Necromancer