Zum 500. Mal jährt sich dieses Jahr der Höhepunkt des Deutschen Bauernkriegs von 1524/26. Im Verlauf dieses Krieges, der sich im Zuge der ersten bürgerlichen Revolution überhaupt entfaltete, erhoben sich […]
Im Jahr 1901 veröffentlichte Lenin sein lang erwartetes Buch Was tun? Dieses Meisterwerk der marxistischen Literatur ist ein unvergleichliches Handbuch für alle, die eine bolschewistische Partei aufbauen und ernsthaft für den Sturz
When divisions among Russian Marxists between ‘Bolsheviks’ and ‘Mensheviks’ first emerged at the second congress of the RSDLP in 1903, they remained confined to secondary differences over organisational questions. Only
One-hundred-and-seven years ago, on 7 November 1917, the Russian working class conquered power. This was the greatest event in human history. For the first time ever, workers and peasants overthrew
On Monday 17 October, the Morning Star published a review of the new edition of Trotsky’s biography of Stalin written by Andrew Murray. While admitting that “this book has literary and historical
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. The apologists of capitalism, and their faithful echoes in the labour movement, try to comfort themselves with the thought that
An avalanche of books has recently been published to discredit Lenin, Trotsky and the Russian Revolution. First and foremost of these writers is Professor Robert Service. The aim of his
The Russian Revolution is the greatest event in human history, because for the first time the working class not only led a revolution, but took power directly into their own
[The Marxist method] explains bureaucracy as a social phenomenon, which arises for definite reasons. Lenin, approaching the question as a Marxist, explained the rise of bureaucracy as a parasitic, capitalist growth
No other event in human history has been the subject of more distortions, falsehoods and fabrications the Russian Revolution. We publish here Alex Grant’s complete list of the 10 biggest