In a preface for a 1947 Ukrainian edition, he stated, "for the past ten years I have been convinced that the destruction of the Soviet myth was essential if we wanted a revival of the socialist movement.
ɪn ɐ pɹˈɛfəs fɚɹə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən juːkɹˈeɪniən ᵻdˈɪʃən, hiː stˈeɪɾᵻd, "fɚðə pˈæst tˈɛn jˈɪɹz aɪ hɐvbɪn kənvˈɪnst ðætðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə sˈoʊviət mˈɪθ wʌz ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ɪf wiː wˈɔntᵻd ɐ ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl ʌvðə sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst mˈuːvmənt.