ABSTRACT
Communism in Russia proved from the first a complete failure. The Bolsheviks have instituted is capable in the future of being turned to the advantage of Russia—notably the system of Soviets and the Federation of the various races and regions. Under Bolshevism, however, these institutions are used only to secure local authority to the Communist Party and to divide the Russian people. In the realm of art Bolshevism has certainly preserved certain treasures, and has perhaps rearranged some of them to better advantage than was possible before the slaughter or exile of their former owners. Bolshevism itself has produced some moderately interesting poetry and pictures, but its distinctive principle—mechanization—seems more likely to kill than to quicken art and the living spirit that produces it. Lastly, much that the Bolsheviks have instituted is capable in the future of being turned to the advantage of Russia—notably the system of Soviets and the Federation of the various races and regions.
