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Communism in 20 years was a slogan put forth by Nikita Khrushchev at the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1961.
In his speech, Khrushchev promised that communism will be built "in the main" by 1980.[1] His phrase "The current generation of Soviet people will live under communism" was the final phrase of the new Program of the CPSU adopted at the congress. This was linked to the development of cybernetics.[2]
The latter political slogan is attributed to Kremlin speechwriter Elizar Kuskov (Елизар Кусков), who allegedly quipped "this slogan will survive centuries". [3][4]
References
- ^ William J. Tompson, Khrushchev: A Political Life, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997, p. 238.
- ^ Barbrook, Richard (2007). Imaginary Futures: from thinking machines to the global village (paperback ed.). London: Pluto Press. ISBN 9780745326603. http://www.imaginaryfutures.net..
- ^ "In the Shadow of Leaders", an interview with journalist Andrey Kolesnikov, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, November 28, 2007 (Russian)
- ^ "<Something> will survive centuries" ("переживёт века") is a popular Russian cliche
Categories:- Soviet phraseology
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- 1961 in the Soviet Union
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Communism
- Political slogans
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