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"the way to socialism is not short, nor can it be shortened," and
that shortcuts are dangerous expedients which undermine the devel-
opment of "socialist consciousness" allong the masses. For this
reason, he has repeatedly insisted that the so-called universal
tenets of communist doctrine around which the international com-
munist movement should be built must recognize the need of adjust-
ing to particular national circumstances.
To Gomulka one such Polish particularity is the danger of
rapidly collectivizing the agricultural sector. He has publicly
acknowledged that the Polish peasants, because of their historical
development, are very conscious of their desire of land ownership
and are highly individualist in their socio-political outlook.
Gomulka has warned that the Comunist party would be committing a
serious error if it forced them prematurely into a collective pat-
tern of socialist, organization. He has suggested instead that the
party should build up a solid foundation for eventual socialized
agriculture by making socialization attractive to the peasantry
through cooperative marketing and cooperative use of machinery.
Only then will the peasant "consciousness" change making it possible
for the party to socialize the agricultural sector.
Similarly, Gouulka has repeatedly emphasized that the Russian
historical circumstances which shaped the subsequent development of
socialism and communism in Russia were radically different from the
circumstances that prevailed in Poland when the Communist party came
to power in 1945. This assertion was an important departure from
the Stalinist insistence that the construction of socialism and
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