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East German guards carry away a refugee wounded by machine-gun fire after trying to escape East Berlin, 1971 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

According to Vladimir Lenin, "He who does not work shall not eat" is a necessary principle under socialism, the preliminary phase of the evolution towards communist society

Soviet 1938 constitution

In the USSR work is a duty and a matter of honor for every able-bodied citizen, in accordance with the principle: "He who does not work, neither shall he eat".

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Joseph Stalin had quoted Vladimir Lenin during the Soviet famine of 1932–1933 declaring: "He who does not work, neither shall he eat."