"Marxism and the Problem of Linguistics" (1950) by Stalin [1] is an interesting read to go alongside this. You've got Stalin saying that we shouldn't distort l

"Marxism and the Problem of Linguistics" (1950) by Stalin [1] is an interesting read to go alongside this. You've got Stalin saying that we shouldn't distort language so much so that it loses it's practical use in everyday matters simply because it is inherited from pre-communist ideologies. In a way he is saying that the slippery slope of language manipulation is useful for political purposes, but should not be followed all the way down into impracticality. This was a problem Stalin had as people were excessively fanatical to the point of absurdity to avoid being purged, so he had to give them the ability to limit their fanaticism by saying that some allowance for practicality in the use of language was part of the Stalinist orthodoxy and thus not "reactionary". [1] https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1950/jun/20.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1950...