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Today is the anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution, which saw the working class seize power for the first time ever. We are republishing a lesser-known article by Lenin, which outlines the theory of permanent revolution in relation to the Russian Revolution.
As Starmer’s government nears its fourth month, we are republishing for the first time online an article by Ted Grant, which compares the second and third Labour governments, and explains why reformism leads to betrayals of the working class.
One of the outstanding achievements of the Soviet planned economy was its space programme, which took man (and dog) to space for the first time. Only socialism can wrest space travel from the billionaires, and take humanity to the stars.
100 years ago, British intelligence, the Tory Party, and the bosses’ press colluded to bring down the first Labour government. The ‘Zinoviev letter’ affair reveals the murky machinations of the capitalist state, which will go to any length to defend its interests.
Starmer has recently brushed off criticism of British imperialism’s bloody history, and its role in the transatlantic slave trade. This article, from a new RCP booklet, explains how these horrific crimes laid the basis for Britain to rule the waves.
Issue 47 of In Defence on Marxism is out now! We publish here Alan Woods’ editorial on the lessons of the international communist movement from Marx and Engels to today, and the enduring revolutionary struggle against imperialism and war.
During our autumn growth campaign, the Party has received various questions about Marxist theory, revolutionary history, and communist tactics. In our first instalment of Ask The Communist, we cover Stalinism, the USSR, Mao, and the vanguard party.
The Revolutionary Communist Party is undertaking its autumn offensive: a campaign to recruit and educate a new generation of young activists. RCP national organiser Lotta Angantyr explains why, if you’re a communist, you need to join the party.
In this latest episode of Marxist Voice, Ben Gliniecki outlines the economic basis of British imperialism and militarism today, and how communists can fight to overthrow imperialism.
Starmer’s Labour are trying to distance themselves from the genocide in Gaza, with a partial ban of arms exports to Israel. But the truth is that they, and the entire British establishment, have blood on their hands. Overthrow these war criminals!
In 1948, the Israeli state was founded, and millions of Palestinians were expelled from their homeland. Scandalously, the Stalinist bureaucracy supported the creation of Israel – a move which had a disastrous impact on the world communist movement.
Kicking off our series on the history of the revolutionary press, we look at the origins of the printing press, Martin Luther’s sensational denunciations of the Catholic Church, and the role of the printed word in the revolt against feudalism in Germany.