Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences P. A. Zhilin More than a year has passed since the XXV Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The historical decisions of the Congress have an increasing impact on all aspects of public life, both in the sphere of practical and productive activities of the Soviet people, and in the sphere of creative and scientific work. In the documents and materials of the Congress, and above all in the Report of the Central Committee of the CPSU, delivered by the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, L. I. Brezhnev, the general line of the party was justified - the further development of communism in our country, the implementation of the Peace Program and the solid, reliable protection of the creative work of the Soviet people. The peaceful foreign policy of the Soviet Union and its readiness to give a proper rebuff to the aggressor at any moment are the essence of our political and military doctrine. Back in October 1918, during the formation of the Soviet state, V. I. Lenin said:: "Every revolution is only worth something if it knows how to defend itself." 1 Guided by Lenin's doctrine of the defense of the Socialist Fatherland, our party and the Armed Forces it created managed to defend the gains of the Great October Socialist Revolution in two bloody wars - the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War. These outstanding victories most convincingly demonstrated the invincibility of the Soviet state and social system, the vitality of the organizational and theoretical principles of defending the socialist Fatherland, the unity of our peoples, and their unparalleled heroism. The victory of the Soviet Union over German fascism and Japanese militarism elevated our country and raised its international prestige. And now the results of this outstanding victory have a huge impact on the entire international atmosphere. If you look at the path that humanity has taken in the post-war years, you can't help ... Читать далее