Abstract
construct containing assertions about the nature of the Party in general and assumptions about and evaluations of human nature. In significant measure the conception is a methodological prescription and as such largely devoid of factual assertions and concrete imagery; rather, it constitutes a foundation upon which historians could expound interpretive narratives and even a mythology. On one level it is a receptacle of the conventions of Party history, expressing values and seeking to orient action. On another level it seeks to explain. In this Studies in Soviet Thought 37:259?274,1989. ? 1989 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. This content downloaded from 157.55.39.255 on Tue, 24 May 2016 05:59:17 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
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