Journal of Libertarian Studies
Author:
David Ramsay Steele
Online Publish Date:
Volume 5, Number 1 (1981) Even after the bitter defeat of War Communism, Lenin never doubted that socialism entailed the abolition of trade and money. The Soviet doctrine of “socialist commodities” did not enter the picture until the 1950’s. Compelled to preside over the encouragement of the market, Lenin continues to assert: “Exchange is freedom