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The Russian Revolution was the greatest event in human history. For the first time the working class conquered state power and at least began the task of the socialist transfomation of society.
The Russian revolution acted as a beacon to the workers of the world, resulting in a wave of revolutionary uprisings internationally that lasted well into the 1920s and created the mass communist parties that came together in March 1919 to form the Communist (3rd) International.
Listen here to this special meeting of the ULU Marxist Society where Fred Weston, editor of the website ‘In Defence of Marxism’ (marxist.com), speaks on the Russian Revolution and the founding of the Comintern; and subsequently their eventual demise and abandonment at the hands of the Stalinist bureaucracy.
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For more info about the ULU Marxists contact niklas@marxist.com Tel: 07891858131
Remaining Meetings this Term:
11.12 – Film Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (New Documentary)
Followed a Q&A session with the director Pablo Navarette
Malet Room 6pm
11.19 – Capitalism and the Environment: The Socialist Alternative
Speaker – Adam Booth, Cambridge Marxist Society, graduate in Environmental Engineering
Malet Room 6pm
11.26 The Latin American Revolution
Speaker – Jorge Martin, International Secretary of the Hands Off Venezuela solidarity campaign
Malet Room 6pm
12.03 The Foundations of Christianity
Speaker – John Pickard, Marxist and expert on Organised Religion
Malet Room 6pm
The ULU Marxists meet every Thursday in the University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1 (nearest tube Goodge Street St). Click here for Google map.
