FOREWORD TO FIRST EDITION

The Indian Communist Movement is of more than fifty years age. Though it is too short a time to reckon with when compared to the thousands of years of our Country's history, it is fairly a long period in view of advancing world revolution which has provided a rich experience of unique nature. The Great October Revolution and the successful Chinese revolution are the products of this period. Everyone knows that they have played and are still playing a decisive role in shaping the course of world events.

It is a fact that the leadership of the communist movement has failed to deliver the goods as far as the Indian revolution is concerned, because it could neither understand nor resolve the fundamental problems facing the revolution. As such right and 'left-opportunism' was the order of the day, leading to splits and further splits. At the same time we can not minimise the role of revolutionary struggles - national as well as class struggles - and revolutionary movements led by the communists during this period. The communist revolutionaries representing the trend of revolutionary Marxism-Leninism have their roots in them. Experience of last one decade has shown that they have begun to reply the questions and resolve the problems relating to the Indian revolution.

The role of imperialism in the period of pre-transfer of power and aftermath, needs a correct understanding not only for communist revolutionaries, but also for all anti-imperialist and democratic forces. Then alone they can adopt a correct attitude towards it. The same is needed in respect of the bourgeoisie as a whole and its sections as well. Comprador as well as national. The same is the case with feudalism. ideologues assert that there is no imperialism and feudalism in India. This is all the more important because, imperialist and pro-imperialist Consequently, they assert that it is capitalism that dominates Indian society,..........................