Stalinism vs bolshevism
"The bureaucracy has expropriated the political power of the proletariat."
– Leon Trotsky
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The Chinese Revolution of 1949
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Chinese Revolution – when millions of peasants and workers rose up to overthrow the landlords and capitalists. This inspiring revolutionary movement provides many important lessons for today.
From revolution to Tiananmen Square: the birth of capitalism in China
On 4th June 1989, the mass movement of students and workers in Tiananmen Square that had shaken the Chinese regime was repressed into submission. Daniel Morley looks at the lessons of these titanic events.
The Prague Spring: a rebellion against Stalinism
In this video from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Francesco Merli of In Defence of Marxism (www.marxist.com) discusses the events and lessons of the 1968 Prague Spring – a revolt against the Stalinist bureaucracy that was put down by Moscow.