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World Service,21 Apr 1988,28 mins

Ideas of Equalilty

Can Communism Cope?

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The conflicts and dilemmas that arise when economic reforms come up against the ideals of communism - notably equality. "Communism is utopia - even communists realise that now. What they actually believe in is atheist authority" says Milovan Djilas from Montenegro.

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