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dictatorship of the proletariat
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dictatorship of the proletariat

Marxist term for a revolutionary dictatorship established during the transition from capitalism to communism after a socialist revolution. In the USSR the communist rule from 1917 till the adoption of the Stalin Constitution in 1936, was officially termed the dictatorship of the proletariat.
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This must mean the suspension of procedural rights and the rule of law, coupled with the conviction that a proletarian dictatorship will be self-liquidating when its work is done.
"Who are we?" by Fuller, Timothy / Modern Age
Berns quotes his language, "If, in the long run, the beliefs expressed in proletarian dictatorship are destined to be accepted by the dominant forces of the community, the only meaning of free speech is that they should be given their chance and have their way.
Making Patriots by Buckley, William F., Jr. / New Criterion
Lenin, and Mao Zedong, who were convinced that they had unraveled the inflexible laws of history and interpreted them correctly with their proletarian dictatorships and economic centralism.
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