1948-05 Socialist Youth Review

This edition includes an article that argues against unity with Stalinist organizations, such as the AYD.  Also, policy changes by Communists are criticized, as is the Wallace presidential campaign, the Marshall Plan, and conscription.  The article, "Democracy, Socialism, and the Russian Revolution" undermines the claims of the Soviet Union as a workers' state and instead portrays it as a centralized bureacratic dictatorship of Stalinists. Rosa Luxemburg contributes her thoughts on the Russian Revolution. Justin Graham pays tribute to the Communist Manifesto on its one hundredth birthday, analyzing its relevance in today's age and the addition of the "theory of permanent revolution" by Trotsky.  The movie review article is dedicated to the renaissance of Italian films after the collapse of the fascist dictatorship.  A book review of "No Peace for Asia" by Harold R. Isaacs describes the situation in Asia following World War II and the suppression of Indo-China.  Also discussed is the potential of socialist economic planning by the working class, opposed to "capitalist anarchy" and Stalinist bureaucratic planning.