Rewizjonizm jako przejaw racjonalizacji myśli socjalistycznej
Revisionism as a Manifestation of the Rationalization of Socialist Thought

Summary/Abstract: At the source of revisionist attempts to modify socialist thought lied the conviction of the need to improve or even adapt Marxism to the changing reality. That is why, out of many possible research perspectives (political, historical, doctrinal or legal), revisionism may also be treated as a manifestation of the rationalization of socialist thought. The article presents the main historical and doctrinal aspects of revisionism of Marxism using the example of the achievements of representatives of political-legal thought from such countries as Poland, Hungary, former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Attempts to rationalize socialism in these countries were based on similar ideological assumptions. Therefore, a redefinition of the relations of these countries with the USSR, democratization of social and political life and economic reforms aimed at ensuring the efficiency of the economies of these countries were postulated. The article also points out that the essence of revisionism was the search for ways to make the system functioning on its foundations more rational within the official Marxist doctrine. The reflection of these efforts was the slogan of creating “socialism with a human face”.

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