KILLING WITH WORDS

Much as they celebrated the bonds of Party camaraderie, this did not stop the Bolsheviks from criticizing each other, taunting each other, even scorning each other. As we have seen, the minutes of the Party congresses overflow with mutual accusations and harsh words bordering on derision and mockery...

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Zusammenfassung:Much as they celebrated the bonds of Party camaraderie, this did not stop the Bolsheviks from criticizing each other, taunting each other, even scorning each other. As we have seen, the minutes of the Party congresses overflow with mutual accusations and harsh words bordering on derision and mockery. Did lasting bruises ever result from such verbal scourging? On the face of it, the answer must be resoundingly negative: since they trusted each other, since their minds and hearts were filled with nostalgic memories from the underground years, the Bolsheviks could not have brought any harm to their comrades.¹ Now that
DOI:10.2307/j.ctt6wrcpj.7