▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ) ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁class ified ▁intelligence ▁report ▁he ▁wrote . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁by ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Press , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁Studies ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Institute , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁by ▁Rout ledge ▁& ▁K eg an ▁Paul . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Press ▁repr int ed ▁the ▁book ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁introduction ▁by ▁K ell ner . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Soviet ▁Marx ism ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁John ▁Francis ▁C ron in ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Catholic ▁Soci ological ▁Review ▁and ▁the ▁historian ▁Sid ney ▁Mon as ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Soci ological ▁Review . ▁The ▁book ▁received ▁a ▁negative ▁review ▁from ▁the ▁professor ▁of ▁government ▁Edward ▁T abor sky ▁in ▁South western ▁Social ▁Science ▁Qu arter ly . ▁ ▁C ron in ▁described ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁persu as ive ▁and ▁challeng ing , ▁and ▁compared ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Mil ovan ▁ Đ il as . ▁ ▁Mon as ▁concluded ▁that , ▁" M arc use ▁brings ▁the ▁best ▁ins ights ▁of ▁his ▁master s ▁( H eg el , ▁Marx , ▁Fre ud ) ▁to ▁bear ▁on ▁his ▁analysis ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Marx ism , ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁dense , ▁el o quent , ▁and ▁convin cing ▁book , ▁demonstr ating ▁that ▁what ▁these ▁master