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51 and Polish patterns to be inherently dangerous to their stability and, for this reason, fear them more than the Soviet leadership does. Their dogmatic attitude testifies to the greater degree of diversity existing within the bloc than was the case during the period of monolithic unity before Stalin died. This dognatisti is reflected in sharp suppression of any intellectual currents which seem at variance with the Stalinist orientation of these regines. It is also expressed by an intensive pursuit of the goal of total collectivization and the employment of violence for the sake of achievement of that goal. Within these states. dogmatism also masked a growing element of practical diversity. Indeed, in some ways ideological orthodoxy might be a compensatory substitute for what even the local leader- ships realize to be an inevitable trend towards greater domestic priorities which Inevitably emerge with the passage of time, The ruling Communist parties are gradually aging and the new cadrea are acquiring their training and political skills by dealing with local economic, social or political issues. In that sense they differ a great deal from their seniors, whose political training was acquired in the international or domestic Stalinist apparatus. There are some indications that the Soviet leadership is conscious of this diversity and is making concerted efforts to diminsh the range of diversity which now exists in Eastern Europe. On the one hand, it is encourag- ing and welcoming Gomulka's policy of limited domestic compression, and on the other, it seems to be attempting to encourage some of the more Stalinist regines to abandon their excessive commitment to past methods and to reduce the range of their difference with Gomulka. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum.

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