28 March 2026

Translation: André Gide Journal 2

Portrait of J.V. Stalin by Isaac Brodsky, 1933

This entry in André Gide's journal dates from November 30, 1933. In a previous entry from the 29th of August of the same year, he writes a longer reflection on how Communism is just another religious fervor with its own dogmatic texts, and he renounces any such belonging to an authoritative tradition.  

"Indeed, it a barely a play on words: note that there is also communion in communism." - André Gide

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