Великая Испанская революция - [193]

The very development of non-capitalist system based on the principles of self-government instead of public administration made the Spanish revolution one of the key events in world history. It proved that the first word in a word-combination «social state» is the key one. Social transformations generated by a collapse of spontaneous capitalism could be implemented by strengthening the state — in an American, German, Italian and Soviet way. They could also be implemented by strengthening self-regulation structures of the society, such as trade unions, bodies of territorial self-government, democratic social movements. In short, in a Spanish way.

Regardless of the powerful laws of history development, much in the history flow direction depends on the «star moments» of the mankind, mentioned by Stefan Zweig. Social forces come to balance and then everything hangs on the «subjective factor». The outcome of «star moment» defines future for millions of people for decades forward.

The «star moment» of Spain history is the Great Spanish Revolution of the 1930s. That period of the Spanish history is an inexhaustible wealth of lessons for those who seek to transform the world on the basis of freedom and solidarity and who search for a real alternative to authoritarianism and capitalism.

Spain was in an epicenter of world politics and the destinies of the world depended upon it. Such role requires sacrifice. But at the same time it gives a life instead of wretched existence.

In a chain of events of the 1930s world politics, when the small caste of politicians shaped the future of millions of people, the events in Spain were distinct from other countries in that the history was made «from the bottom upwards», and the common people dared to settle their lives in their own way and not to take orders from «chiefs». Therefore, despite all blood and dirt which the history of Spanish Republic was not lacking, its leaders actually respected the will of common people. That doesn’t happen very often and stands high.

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Аббревиатуры (с вариантами, встречающимися в документах)

НКТ (CNT, СНТ) — Национальная конфедерация труда

НК НКТ — Национальный комитет НКТ

ВСТ (UGT, УХТ, УГТ, ВСР) — Всеобщий союз труда

ФРЗ — Федерация работников земли

СИМ — Служба военной разведки

МАТ — Международная ассоциация трудящихся

ИСРП (PSOE, ПСОЕ) — Испанская социалистическая рабочая партия

КПИ — Коммунистическая партия Испании

ОСПК (PSUK, ПСУК) — Объединенная социалистическая партия Каталонии.

ИККИ — Исполнительный комитет Коммунистического интернационала.

ПОУМ (POUM) — Рабочая объединенная марксистская партия

ЭРК — Республиканская каталонская левая.

ЭК — Каталонская левая.

НСО — Национальный совет обороны.