You can become a Communist only when you enrich your mind with a knowledge of all the treasures created by mankind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lenin claims that becoming a Communist requires enriching one's mind with humanity's cultural treasures.
- In plain terms
- Communist education needs knowledge of human cultural achievements.
- What can you take from it?
- Broad cultural knowledge is a prerequisite for communism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What role does culture play in political identity?
- Can one be a communist without extensive cultural education?
Another view
Cultural knowledge alone does not guarantee ideological commitment.
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