Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Moral Code of the Builder of Communism

(1961)


Source: Third Political Program of the Communist Party (Adopted by the 22nd Congress of the CPSU), 1961, p. 122;
Transcription/Markup: Zdravko Saveski
Online Version: marxists.org 2024


The Party hold that the moral code of the builder of communism should comprise of the following principles:

Devotion to the communist cause; love of the socialist motherland and of the other socialist countries.

Conscientious labor for the good of the society — he who does not work, neither shall he eat.

Concern on the part of everyone for the preservation and growth of public wealth.

A high sense of the public duty; intolerance of actions harmful to the public interest.

Collectivism and comradery mutual assistance: one for all and all for one.

Humane relations and mutual respect between individuals — man is to a man a friend, comrade and brother.

Honesty and truthfulness, moral purity, modesty and unpretentiousness in social and private life.

Mutual respect in the family, and concern for the upbringing of the children.

An uncompromising attitude to injustice, parasitism, dishonesty, careerism, and money-grabbing.

Friendship and brotherhood with all peoples of the USSR; intolerance to all racial and national hatred.

An uncompromising attitude to the enemies of communism, peace and freedom of nations.

Fraternal solidarity with the working people of all countries, and with all peoples.