the russian revolution
All Russia was learning to read, and reading—politics, economics, history—because people wanted to know… In every city, in most towns, along the whole front, each political faction had its newspaper… and hundreds of thousands of pamphlets were distributed every day.
– John Reed
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In defence of genuine Leninism
100 years after his death, there are many so-called ‘Marxists’ who lay claim to Lenin’s name and legacy, whilst defending policies and methods that would be anathema to the great revolutionary. We base ourselves on genuine communist traditions.
Art and the Russian Revolution
In this podcast, Nelson Wan discusses the artistic and creative emancipation unleashed by the October Revolution, which saw individual geniuses rise to prominence, and gave ordinary people access to the world of art and culture.
1917: The October Revolution
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In the final episode of the 1917 series, Alan Woods discusses the October Revolution, when the workers and peasants of Russia seized power.