Anti-Revisionist Communism: A Brief Introduction

Anti-revisionism, as a school of Marxist thought, is more of a unifying umbrella ideology for which Maoists, Stalinists, Juche, and Hoxhaists combat the revisionist tendencies within varying schools of Marxism that deviate from the Marxist-Leninist line and employ a varying assortment of means towards conciliatory ends. Whether this be realpolitik, economic pragmatism, policies of "openness," and reform to outright denunciation and discredit of the past. It's a vile tumor amongst Marxists that has been used by opportunists to propel themselves to positions of mainstream acceptance and power (depending on the situation for which said revisionist may find himself in). The point being, anti-revisionism is a broad concept designed to combat the revisionist tendencies in Marxist thought and the political activities of revisionist organizations that inherently (by design or accident) betray the working class.

As far as the differences between the noted ideologies, one can look at the core developments within each as an understanding of their inherent differences. "Stalinism" as defined by those in a positive (non-pejorative) sense, is simply Marxism-Leninism with variations brought forth by Stalin and members of the ideological proponents of such which include principles of socialism in one country, aggravation of class antagonisms under socialism, focus on social and political cohesion, and heavy industry over consumer goods as a necessity for the development and success of socialism. Obviously this is a generalization but it should suffice for our present question.