The Stalin Society of North America (SSNA) is the result of many months
of hard work and many years of hopeful emulation. In London, in 1991,
the Stalin Society-UK was formed as an organization whose stated goal
was to refute anti- communist and anti-Stalin libels and slanders
through rigorous scholarly research and vigorous debate. Over the years,
the Stalin Society-UK has contributed a number of very influential and
well-received articles dealing with the Stalin Period of Soviet history,
and has conducted and sponsored numerous education events, forums, and
symposia. The success of the Stalin Society in Britain made many of us
on this side of the Atlantic wish that we had a similar organization on
these shores.
Well, on March 8, 2014, that became a reality.
The Stalin Society of North America held its Founding Congress in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. We hope to not only continue in the tradition
of our British comrades, but to expand and deepen the work of
reclaiming the history that was stolen from us. Our aim is nothing less
the overturning of the Cold War anti-communist historical paradigm; and
the restoration of history’s original – and correct – verdict of Joseph
Stalin as one of the titans of the 20th century and one of the central
figures in the history of progressive humankind. But we are not merely a
collection of antiquarians and this is not just a historical society.
Our mission is consciously and proactively political. To defend Stalin
is to defend socialism; to stand up for a better, a more just and humane
world. By defaming Stalin, conservative and anti-communist historians
and commentators have attempted to demonstrate that no alternative to
capitalism is possible, and that attempt to establish such an
alternative will fail, monstrously so, in fact.
We say, “no!” We say
that a new world is not only possible, but practical, indeed necessary;
and we say that the successes and achievements of the world communist
movement, and particularly the Stalin era in the USSR are there as
proof. Through research, scholarship, and reasoned argument we seek to
popularize that proof and reestablish that truth, once shared by
millions, that socialism is the road to human progress, fulfillment, and
freedom.
The SSNA is, and likely will always be,
a work in progress. We will constantly expand and broaden our work. So,
please come and visit us often. We hope, through the dissemination of
printed information, educational events, and visual and audio media to
serve as a virtual Stalin library and museum. There is much here
already; but much more will always be arriving.
Our doors are open. Come on in!
Alfonso Casal
Chairperson, The Stalin Society of North America
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