The Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the CPRF has published a collection entitled "The Leninist-Stalinist Modernization of the USSR and Its Historical Significance."
The Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the CPRF has published a collection entitled "The Leninist-Stalinist Modernization of the USSR and Its Historical Significance."
The Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has published a collection entitled "LENINIST-STALINIST MODERNIZATION OF THE USSR AND ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE." This collection includes articles from the All-Russian Scientific Conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the 14th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the course toward industrialization of the Soviet Union, which took place on May 16, 2025, in Nizhny Novgorod.
Vladislav Egorov , PhD in Philosophy, First Secretary of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and State Duma Deputy, delivered a welcoming address at the opening of the Conference. Cheng Enfu , Academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Chairman of the World Association for Political Economy , and Nikolai Satayev, Deputy Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod City Duma and leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction in the City Duma, also addressed the Conference participants .
The conference also featured distinguished guests: Dmitry Novikov, PhD in history, Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs; Yevgeny Spitsyn, a renowned historian, writer, and publicist from Moscow ; and Lev Kristapovich, a Belarusian scholar, Doctor of Philosophy, and professor at the Belarusian State University.
The collection opens with an article by Vladislav Egorov, a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and head of the Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation: "CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND THE LEGACY OF LENINIST-STALINIST MODERNIZATION."
"Dear comrades, we are pleased to welcome everyone gathered at our All-Russian academic conference, entitled 'The Leninist-Stalinist Modernization of the USSR and Its Historical Significance.' We believe the conference's topic is incredibly relevant. This is not simply a historical excursion, a retrospective, or nostalgic reminiscences. It is a very contemporary approach to the problem, as we find ourselves today in conditions similar to, or even analogous to, those of the Soviet state in the 1920s and 1930s, a time of complete political isolation, when the country was stifled not even by sanctions but by a total economic blockade, and in the midst of preparations for an inevitable and large-scale war.
I want to emphasize a point that I'm sure all conference participants will agree with: without the consolidation of all forces, without social consensus, the cosmic-scale transformations in the USSR on the eve of the war would have been impossible. The government today loves to talk about unity; National Unity Day, November 4, was created as a replacement for November 7—the true holiday of Russian statehood. It's ironic that the name of the ruling party is "United Russia."
But there's no real unity in society. The difference in attitudes and values between an oligarch and a pensioner or teacher is colossal. The country is divided today; one could even speak of a state of cold civil war: there are no barricades, but there's a real gulf between the lives of the elite and the majority of the population.
How can a pensioner living on 15,250 rubles—the minimum subsistence level for pensioners in Russia in 2025—be united with oligarchs who have increased their wealth by $50 billion, or 4.5 trillion rubles, in just one year? When the country is plagued by catastrophic inequality, and the government serves the interests of the oligarchic elite, talk of national and traditional values shared by the entire country is empty slogans concealing the absence of real change. A return to the ideals and values upon which a strong and just country was built is essential.
It was during the Soviet era that the consensus necessary for development, a true national unity in the name of common goals, was achieved. This unity across all social strata enabled several powerful leaps forward in progress—first during the Leninist-Stalinist modernization, then during the Great Patriotic War and the post-war period. It's important to remember: modernization in the USSR was not only a technological but also an ideological breakthrough—a victory of socialist ideals and a system of values over the bourgeois interests of the old regime and the Western world. Even in isolation, without loans or foreign resources, without superprofits from oil and gas exports, the country achieved sovereignty and brilliant achievements solely through its internal resources and a collective commitment to a brighter future. At the same time, the quality of life for its citizens improved year after year, while developing democracy and affirming the principle of social justice.
It was precisely faith in the humanistic ideals of socialism and heroic sacrifice for the happiness of future generations that became a powerful driver and motivator for creative endeavor and mass enthusiasm during the first Soviet five-year plans. A true miracle of the country's transformation occurred, but a man-made miracle based on the foundations of Marxism.
Leninist-Stalinist modernization tore Russia from the inertia of historical movement, where we were destined for the role of a third-rate, backward power, and directed us along the path of creative development and freedom of creation.
In the spring, the Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) proposed erecting a monument to Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin in Nizhny Novgorod. Without Stalin, Gorky would not have become the scientific, industrial, and educational center of Russia. All of Nizhny Novgorod's largest enterprises, research institutes, and universities were built during the first five-year plans. "Stalin's falcon," Valery Chkalov, with his nonstop intercontinental flights ushered in the era of the Soviet Union's space superiority and technological leadership. The Soviet atomic bomb was invented under Stalin's personal supervision in Arzamas-16, Gorky Oblast. The Nizhny Novgorod communists' initiative has been submitted to the Committee for the Perpetuation of the Memory of Outstanding Personalities and Historical Events in Nizhny Novgorod.
Nizhny Novgorod sociologists conducted a survey, according to which almost three-quarters of Nizhny Novgorod residents support the idea of erecting a monument to Stalin in Nizhny Novgorod.
A social survey has shown a very significant positive trend in the assessment of Stalin among Nizhny Novgorod residents in recent years.
"One hundred and twenty special military operation soldiers sent an appeal to the mayor proposing the erection of a monument to Stalin. Veterans' organizations supported us. Nizhny Novgorod scholars submitted their own petition of support. At the conclusion of today's program, we will adopt a resolution on behalf of our All-Russian Conference, 'The Leninist-Stalinist Modernization of the USSR and Its Historical Significance,' in support of this initiative," said Vladislav Egorov, State Duma Deputy and head of the Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Editorial board:
Egorov V.I. - candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor, first Nizhny Novgorod regional committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (editor-in-chief);
Grekhov A.V. - Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of OOO RUSO;
Kabeshev R.V. - Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Secretary of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation;
Perov A.A. - candidate of historical sciences, associate professor, secretary of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation;
Rykhtik M.I. - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Institute of International Relations and World History of the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod.