Rumiana Khomiakov

“Is capitalism going to collapse, or is it not? The answer to the question depends upon the following considerations. If we study the evolution of capitalism, if we examine the changes it has undergone in the course of time, and if we perceive that its disharmonies are diminishing, then we can confidently wish it a long life. If, on the other hand, we discover that in the course of time the various parts of the capitalist machine have come to clash with one another more and more violently, if we discern that the flaws in the structure are becoming positive chasms, then it is time to say, 'Rest in peace'.”
- Rumiana Khomiakov, 25 December 1950

Rumiana Khomiakov was the spouse of Chairman Nikita Romanic from 1932 until her death in 1972 at the age of 71. During her life she was a socialist and feminist advocate who became a popular figure among Americans whenever she visited the US, mostly due to her promotion of treating Americans as equals and respecting their national culture along with supporting many American charities.

Life

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Rumiana Khomiakov was born 12 June 1901 to a wealthy family in Moscow. Her mother was a traditional folk singer under the monarchy while her father was a business industrialist involved with the Wawakanise oil industry, a field in which Khomiakov would thrive in later in life. In 1917, due to the Wawakanise Revolution, her family fled to the United Kingdom. She wouldn't return to Wawakanatote until 1929, in which she became the owner of her father's company and then, in 1932, she married Nikita Romanic.

Her life barely changed as she still headed her father's company and proved to be a useful ally in the socialist cause by acting as promoter of the socialist ideology in the western world, one instance being the time she established workplace democracy for the people employed under her at the time, many of them being from the UK and US.

Leadership

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Policies

• Socialist Market Economy
  The term 'socialist market economy' became more widespread under the Romanic administration as he (Nikita Romanic) used it to describe the reformation of the National Economic Program of 1955, which would replace Laxim's 'Economic Command Program', which was a command (war) economy. He saw the implantation of the ECP as 'Wessleyite' social imperialism and anti-Engelist revisionism.

• Political Reform
  Khomiakov supported her husband's attempts to reform Wawakanise society after the end of the Laxim era by promoting economic and cultural reform in the sense of moving away from cultural traditionalism and dogmatism. She advocated for a more pragmatic and open thought within the Council of Democrats.

• Socialist Pragmatism
  An approach which recognizes the fact that until human nature evolves significantly, a certain amount of concessions to capitalist principles will need to be made. (Khomiakov & Romanic are considered pioneers of this sort of thought)
  

For & Against

• For: Socialist Market Economy, Socialism, Internationalism. Patriotism, Amundsvenism, Engelism, Democratic Socialism, Socialism with Wawakanise Characteristics, Pragmatism

• Against: Capitalism, Dogmatism, Bourgeois Liberalism, Wessleyism, Imperialism

Quotes

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““Wealth is not to feed the egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.”"
- 29 April 1949

“Countries have the right to development, but they should view their own interests in the broader context. And refrain from pursuing their own interests at the expense of others.”
- 22 July 1950

"We should develop a dynamic, innovation-driven growth model."
- 9 March 1968

"Every coin has two sides. We must see both the advantages and disadvantages in the international and domestic situations, make full preparations for adversity, and strive to get the best possible results."
- 16 May 1946

"Entrepreneurs, who are also the main participants of this forum, are an important force in creating jobs and wealth and in promoting development and cooperation. Your decisions will have a major impact on the Asian economy as well as the wider world. I would like to take this opportunity to listen to your views and exchange ideas with you."
- 19 May 1956

"We should uphold the Party’s leadership and let the Party play its role as the leadership core in exercising overall leadership and coordinating all efforts. This is an important feature of our socialist market economy."
- 10 June 1969

"Knowledge is power, and competent personnel shape the future. If we want to get to the forefront of global scientific and technological innovation we must discover, nurture and retain such people throughout the whole process of innovation. We must train a large number of high-caliber, creative scientists and engineers."
- 20 October 1949