▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁He ▁r al lied ▁the ▁party ' s ▁faithful ▁during ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ' s ▁military ▁inter vention ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev ' s ▁den unci ation ▁of ▁St alin ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Tw enti eth ▁Party ▁Congress . ▁F oster ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁assumed ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Chair man ▁emer it us ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁younger ▁G us ▁Hall . ▁Like ▁F oster , ▁G us ▁Hall ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁loyal ▁al ly ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁Moscow ▁for ▁his ▁ 8 0 th ▁birth day ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁F oster ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁The ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁state ▁fun eral ▁in ▁Red ▁Square ▁and ▁K hr ush chev ▁personally ▁head ed ▁the ▁honor ▁guard . ▁His ▁as hes ▁were ▁inter red ▁with ▁John ▁Re ed ▁and ▁Bill ▁Hay wood . ▁His ▁book ▁Tow ard ▁Soviet ▁America ▁remains ▁a ▁favorite ▁among ▁American ▁commun ists , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁continu ously ▁repub lished ▁by ▁both ▁left ists ▁and ▁anti - comm un ists ▁who ▁see ▁it ▁as ▁sc and alous . ▁One ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁with ▁the ▁sub title ▁"