Tag: Lenin
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The revolutionary lessons of Lenin’s ‘What is to be Done?’
We publish Rob Sewell’s introduction to Lenin’s 1902 pamphlet, What is to be Done? Rob explains the importance of this text, in which Lenin rebuked reformist and opportunist trends in Russian Social Democracy, and argued for building a committed party of professional revolutionaries to lead the working class to power. It bears huge relevance for…
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Where to Begin?
We republish below Where to begin?, Lenin’s famous call to arms. Here Lenin makes the case for a disciplined revolutionary party, organised around an “All-Russian” political newspaper. Through the aid of a newspaper, Lenin explains, “a permanent organisation will naturally take shape that will engage, not only in local activities, but in regular general work,…
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Lenin, communism and the emancipation of women
Most of the world’s women today are very far from achieving equality, let alone liberation. The wage gap between men and women is one thing, but inequality and oppression are about so much more than that. From the fear of leaving our drinks unattended when we are on a night out; to the anxiety of…