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The British Road to Socialism, 1951

The British Road to Socialism, 1951

Collection: Political Programmes of British Communism, 1944-1990    Volumes    The British Road to Socialism, 1951

This volume contains material related to the 1951 version of “The British Road to Socialism.” Blessed with the personal approval of Joseph Stalin, this was the first major update to the party programme since “For a Soviet Britain” was published in 1935.

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Final version and press reception, 1950-1951

This document includes the official 1951 version of “The British Road to Socialism”, as well as newspaper reactions to its publication from different national and political perspectives.

Collection:Political Programmes of British Communism, 1944-1990
Date:1950-1951
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-03

Miscellaneous material from the redrafting process, 1950-1951

This document contains preliminary submissions to the Political Committee for consideration for inclusion in the final version of “The British Road to Socialism”, the full programme as printed in a...

Collection:Political Programmes of British Communism, 1944-1990
Date:1950-1951
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-02

Notes, reviews and an early draft, 1950-1951

This document contains handwritten notes by Harry Pollitt and John Gollan, newspaper cuttings and reviews examining new revisions of the CPGB’s program, and an early draft of the 1951 version...

Collection:Political Programmes of British Communism, 1944-1990
Date:1950-1951
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-01
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