The statement said:

Kim Jong Il said in his work that the collapse of socialism in various countries was a product of collusion and tie-up between the imperialists and the counter-revolutionary forces and consequences of the imperialist ideological and cultural poisoning and the corrupting influence of right opportunism. He added the counter-revolutionary maneuvers of renegades of socialism inside their countries were a decisive factor.

He clarified that as the history of the international communist movement proves, there were ideological confusion and turns and twists in the communist movement because there emerged renegades of the revolution in its upper echelon.

This is the most profound analysis of the reason why socialism collapsed.

HeKim Jong Il in his work scientifically proved that the anti-socialists' accusation of socialism as "totalitarian", "barrack-like" and "administrative and authoritative" is sheer sophism.

The work serves as a light house instilling confidence and courage into the revolutionary people aspiring after socialism and indicating the road of reviving the world socialist movement.