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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1917: The June Days
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In part three, Alan explores the June Days, where the Bolsheviks, armed with correct theory and tactics, went from a small force to the only serious opposition to capitalism.
100 years since the founding of the Left Opposition: In defence of Trotskyism
One hundred years ago, Leon Trotsky and his supporters founded the Left Opposition, in order to defend the revolutionary traditions of Lenin and the Bolsheviks, and the ideas of genuine Marxism. Today, we stand on the shoulders of these giants.
1917: Lenin’s April Theses
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In part two, Alan discusses Lenin’s April Theses and the need to theoretically rearm the Bolshevik leadership.