Anti-Stalinist Left

The anti-Stalinist left describes plural forms of left-wing politics critical of Joseph Stalin, of Stalinism as a political philosophy, and of the actual system of governance Stalin implemented as Premier of the Soviet Union. It may also refer to left-wing opposition to dictatorship, cults of personality, and police states, features commonly attributed to Stalin's regime. (Anti-Stalinism might also include opposition to Maoism and to the current regime in North Korea).