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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results136 Connexions Library5 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 5 Sources Library 4 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe ABC of Communism Bukharin, Preobrazhensky; (edited by Carr, E. H.) Book 1920 Written as a commentary on the Bolshevik Party program, combining a vision of communist society with a program for practical action. The Abolition of the State: Anarchist & Marxist Perspectives Price, Wayne Book 2007 Both Anarchists and Marxists believe that it will be possible to do away with the state. But what do they mean by that? What is the state, after all? What institutions, if any, would be necessary ... After the "Special Period": Against The Current vol. 89 Quinn, Rachel Article 2000 U.S. activists interview Cuban student. In July, Solidarity supporters Tim Marshall, Rachel Quinn and Sara Abraham had the opportunity to take classes at the University of Havana as a part of the Lang... Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914 - 1991  Hobsbawm, Eric Book 1994 A overview of the history of the years 1914 - 1991. The Age of Permanent Revolution: A Trotsky Anthology Deutscher, Isaac Book 1964 A collection of writings by Leon Trotsky. All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity Berman, Marshall Book 1982 Berman examines the clash of classes, histories, and clutures in the modern world, and ponders our prospects for coming to terms with the relationship between a liberating social and philosophical ide... American Communism and Soviet Russia: The Formative Period Draper, Theodore Book 1960 A history of the formative peirod of the American Communist Party. An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto Callinicos, Alex Book 2003 An extended argument about what the anti-capitalist movement should stand for. The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman Kollontai, Alexandra Book 1926 This is the first time that the complete autobiography which Alexandra Kollontai has been published. Written in 1926 under the pressure of the gradually sharpening Stalinist control, readers must real... Back in Time My Life, My Fate, My Epoch: The Memoirs of Nadezhda A. Joffe Joffe, Nadezhda A.; Translated from the Russian by Frederick S. Choate Book The author of these memoirs is the daughter of the well-known Bolshevik, Adolf Abramovich Joffe, a good friend of both Lenin and Trotsky. The Best of The Nation: Selections from the Independent Magazine of Politics and Culture Navasky, Victor; Heavel, Katrina Vanden Book 2000 An anthology of articles from The Nation. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health Garrett, Laurie Book 2000 The story of recent failings of public health systems across the globe. Blood and Belonging: Journey into the New Nationalism Ignatieff, Michael Book 1993 Essays on nationalism in Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Ukraine, Quebec, Kurdistan, and Northern Ireland. The Bolshevik Revolution 1917 - 1923 - Volume One: A History of Soviet Russia Carr, Edward Hallet Book 1950 The first volume of E.H. Carr's eight-volume history of Soviet Russia,, containing an analysis of those events and controversies in Bolshevik history between 1898 and 1917 which influenced the nature ... The Bolsheviks and Workers' Control: The State and Counter-Revolution Brinton, Maurice Book 1970 A pamphlet exposing the struggle that took place over the running of workplaces in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Revolution. In doing so not only does it demolish the romantic Leninist "histo... Building Working-Cass Opposition to Stalin's Dictatorship?: The Trotskyist Opposition, 1927-1940 Marot, John Article 1996 A review of Tony Cliff's book Trotsky, 1927-1940. In Cliff's view, the Trotskyist movement in the USSR was not so much destroyed by Stalin as much as it collapsed under the weight of its own fundament... The Bureaucratic Revolution: The Rise of the Stalinist State Schachtman, Max Book 1962 Shachtman argues that Stalinist Russia and all countries of the same structure represent a new social order which he calls bureaucratic collectivism. He rejects the view that Stalinist society is in a... Capitalism and Theory Kidron, Michael Book 1974 About the permanent arms economy, the latest phase of capitalism. Communitas: Means of Livelihood and Ways of Life Goodman, Paul & Percival Book 1947 Visions of urban life. Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 The Contradiction of Trotsky Lefort, Claude Article 1948 It was worth examining carefully Trotsky's attitude at the dawn of Stalinism, for it enables us to elucidate the (theoretical) policy to which he adhered until his death. I have said that Trotsky repr... The Culture of Terrorism Chomsky, Noam Book 1988 Chomsky argues that the United States elites are dedicated to the rule of force, and that their commitment to violence and lawlessness has to be masked by an ideological system which attempts to contr... Cynicism From Above: Cynicism From Below Swift, Richard Article 1980 The state bureaucracies of Eastern Europe are unable to accept any challenge to their right to decide and control. Dunayevskaya, Raya - Writings - Index Dunayevskaya, Raya Article Writings of Raya Dunayevskaya (1910-1987). The Earthscan Action Handbook Litvinoff, Miles Book 1990 A compendium of the world's major ills with suggestions for remedial action. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A report on the banality of evil Arendt, Hannah Book 1963 Hannah Arendt's report on the trial of Adolph Eichmann. The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? Kovel, Joel Book 2002 We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy you. Capitalism and its by-products -- imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty, and the de... Ernest Mandel's Legacy: Against The Current vol. 93 Wainer, Kit Adam Article 2001 Ernest Mandel was perhaps the best known revolutionary Marxist of the second half of the twentieth century. As an activist and leader of the Fourth International for most of his adult life, Mandel bec... Evidence from the Archives Marot, John Article 1996 The Trotskyists' reformist course, their legalism, their "conscious refusal to seek support in the growing workers' movement" significantly "weakened the effectiveness of the 'bolshevik-leninists' and... Failure of a Dream?: Essays in the History of American Socialism Laslettt, John H. M.; Lipset, Seymour Martin Book 1974 Examines the reasons for the relative weakness of American socialism. Film as a Subversive Art Vogel, Amos Book 1974 Analyzes how aesthetic, sexual and ideological subversives use film to change and demystify. Food, Shelter and the American Dream Aronowitz, Stanley Book 1974 Discusses the state of the American economy, the consequences for politics and culture that might arise from the new situation, and possible solutions. For Reasons of State Chomsky, Noam Book 1973 Essays in which Chomsky analyzes the role of the American state and discusses some of the ways in which individuals can respond to its growing power. From Bolshevism to the Bureaucracy Cardan, Paul (Cornelius Castoriadis) Book 1962 Among the innumerable questions raised by the fate of the Russian Revolution, two form the poles around which we may organise all the others. The first question is: What kind of society was produced b... From Lenin to Stalin Serge, Victor Book 1937 A fascinating, first-hand account of the Stalinist takeover in Russia. Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Chomsky, Noam Book 2003 Chomsky documents how, for more than half a century, the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of dominating the globe. The Hero' of Kronstadt Writes History: Review of The Revolution Betrayed Mattick, Paul Article 1937 It is only necessary to reflect on the paramount role which Trotsky played in the first thundering years of Bolshevik Russia to understand why he cannot admit that the Bolshevik revolution was only ab... The Historical Moment That Produced Us Goldner, Loren Article 2010 As we emerge, hopefully, from this dismal period of rollback, we recall Rosa Luxemburg's remark, shortly before her murder in 1919: "The revolution says: I was, I am, I shall be!" We assert the ongoin... The History of the German Resistance 1933-1945: Widerstand, Staatsstreich, Attentat Hoffman, Peter Book 1969 A thorough portrayal of the plans, hesitations, frustrations, and failures of the opposition to Hitler. Hungary 1956: A workers' revolt crushed by the "workers' state" Diemer, Ulli Article 1973 The Hungarian revolution, brief though it was, did as much as a century of socialist theorizing to show what a united and determined people could do to transform their society. Hungary 56 Anderson, Andy Book 1964 The Hungarian Revolution was far more than a national uprising or than an attempt to change one set of rulers for another. It was a social revolution in the fullest sense of the term. The I.F. Stone's Weekly Reader Stone, I.F. Book 1973 An anthology of 20 years of journalism by independent journalists I.F. Stone. Interview with Ulli Diemer Diemer, Ulli; Orchard, Jeff Article 1990 Jeff Orchard interviews Ulli Diemer about socialism, capitalism, life, and social change. Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media Parenti, Michael Book 1993 Parenti sets out to demonstrate how the news media distort important aspects of social and political life and why they do. Kengir uprising: Connexipedia Article Article A prisoner uprising that took place in the Soviet prison labor camp Kengir in May and June 1954. Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II Blum, William Book 2008 Is the United States a force for democracy? William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years. For those who want the details on the U.S.'s most famous actions (Ch... Live Working or Die Fighting: How the Working Class Went Global Mason, Paul Book 2010 Mason realtes a series of struggles for worker and human rights over the past two hundred years and compares them to current struggles. Looking for Democracy Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 Instead of sitting on the sidelines congratulating ourselves on how wonderfully free and democratic we are, we should be pressing for a radical democratization of our own society.
Main Currents of Marxism: Volume 3: The Breakdown Kolakowski, Leszek Book 1978 Kolakowski examines the origins and development of Stalinism, as well as the contributions of Trotsky, Gramsci, Lukacs, Marcuse, and others, and traces developments in Marxism it period after the Seco... Man's Worldly Goods: The Story of the Wealth of Nations Huberman, Leo Book 1936 Huberman sets out to explain history using economic theory, and to explain economic theory using history. He tries to explain, in terms of the development of economic thought, why certain doctrines ar... Marx, Freud, and the Critique of Everyday Life: Toward a Permanent Revolution Brown, Bruce Book 1974 The theory and practice of revolutionary social transformation, Brown argues, must encompass the subjective, psychological dimensions of the revolutionary process. A Marxist History of the World part 80: Stalinism: the bitter fruit of revolutionary defeat Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Neil Faulkner looks at the time when the Bolshevik regime turned in on itself and morphed into a mockery of its socialist ideals. A Marxist History of the World part 91: The Cold War Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 The Second World War had created a world divided between two imperialist blocs. Their nuclear arsenals acted as a ‘deterrent’, but rivalry and suspicion meant that war was never far away. Marx's Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism Hudis, Peter Book 2013 In contrast to the traditional view that Marx's work is restricted to a critique of capitalism – and that he consciously avoided any detailed conception of its alternative – this work shows that Marx ... Moscow Gangsters Kagarlitsky, Boris; Simon, Rick Article 1992 A conversation with Boris Kagarlitsky, a Russian social activist. Nature of Economies Jacobs, Jane Book 2000 Jacobs argues that since human beings exist wholly within nature as part of natural order in every respect, we should look to the processes of nature for vibrant and flexible models of economic planni... Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies Chomsky, Noam Book 1989 An inquiry into the nature of the media and the role of intellectuals in "a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force, and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ide... Notes from a Revolution Dying: Against The Current vol. 134 Pirani, Simon Article 2008 In June 1922, five years on from the Russian Revolution, a group of Moscow communists gathered to discuss a letter by Vladimir Petrzhek, an auto worker, tendering his resignation from the communist (o... Palestine Peace Not Apartheid Carter, Jimmy Book 2006 Former U.S. President Carter calls Israel's treatment of Palestinians 'apartheid' and identifies continuing Israeli control of the occupied territories as the primary obstacle to peace. Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice Zinn, Howard Book 1990 Essays looking at American political ideology. A People's History of the United States: 1492 - Present Zinn, Howard Book 1995 Zinn's history includes those most ignored by typical American textbook history, including Indians, blacks, women and workers.
A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Harman, Chris Book 1999 Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Presenting Insurgent Notes Article 2010 We take our Marx and Engels seriously. Recent history, beginning perhaps (in the US) with the UPS strike of 1997 and the 'battle of Seattle' in 1999, now quickened by the abject financial and ideologi... The Question of Stalin Colletti, Lucio Article Colletti explores the contradictions of Bolshevism as the vanguard party which constructed a powerful state apparatus to manage the socialist relations of production while abandoning the development o... Raids and Reconstructions: Essays on Politics, Crime, and Culture Enzensberger, Hans Magnus Book 1976 A collection of essays on culture and poltics. Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower Blum, William Book 2005 A mini-encyclopedia of the numerous un-humanitarian acts perpetrated by the United States since the end of the Second World War. The Russian Revolution in Retreat: Against The Current vol. 136 Farber, Samuel Article 2008 The relationship between “Leninism” and Stalinism has been a highly controversial topic between the political left and right as well as within the left itself. The “totalitarian” school of thought, hi... Samizdat: Connexipedia Article Article A key form of dissident activity across the Soviet-bloc; individuals reproduced censored publications by hand and passed the documents from reader to reader, thus building a foundation for the success... Sex-Pol: Essays 1929-1934 Reich, Wilhelm; (Baxandall, Lee, ed.) Book 1934 Wilhelm Reich's writings from his Marxist period, outlining his thoughts about sexual and political liberation. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Klein, Naomi Book 2007 Klein chronicles free-market disasters of recent years and advances a theory that we are living in the age of 'disaster capitalism'. The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage Gitlin, Todd Book 1987 One of the best books on the Sixties in the U.S., bringing to life the political and cultural currents, including especially the music, which raged during that decade, and setting them in historical c... '68: The Year of the Barricades Caute, David Book 1988 Caute's book looks at the explosive year 1968 (while situating it in the context of what had led up to it). One of the great strengths of this excellent book is that it looks at what was happening aro... Socialism in One Country 1924-1926: Volume 2 Carr, Edward Hallett Book 1959 Carr details the struggle for power within the Bolshevik party. The Socialist Register 1966: Volume 3: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1966 The Socialist Register 1968: Volume 5: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1968 The Socialist Register 1969: Volume 6: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1969 The Socialist Register 1974: Volume 11: A survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1974 The Socialist Register 1978: Volume 15: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 The Socialist Register 1981: Volume 18: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 The Socialist Register 1983: Volume 20: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1983 The Socialist Register 1988: Volume 24: Problems of Socialist Renewal: East & West Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 An examination of the prospects for socialism written shortly before the fall of the Soviet Union.
Socialist Register 1991: Volume 27: Communist Regimes the Aftermath Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Socialist Register 1995: Volume 31: Why Not Capitalism? Panitch, Leo (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1995 Socialist Register 2003: Volume 39: Fighting Identities Panitch, Leo; Leys, Colin (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 Soviet History Archive Website Documents on the Russian Revolution and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Soviet Russia Masters the Comintern: International Communism in the Era of Stalin's Ascendancy Gruber, Helmut Book 1974 A documentary history. The Soviet Union Versus Socialism Chomsky, Noam Article 1986 Noam Chomsky explores the relationship between the two great systems of propaganda - socialism and the society created by Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin. In response to a certain doctrine assuming a relati... State, power and bureaucracy Gordon, Tom Article 2016 The theory of bureaucratic state capitalism in Russia and elsewhere characterises the International Socialist Tendency and distinguishes us from most other Marxist parties worldwide. So a study of the... The Struggle Against Fascism Begins with the Struggle Against Bolshevism Rühle, Otto Article 1939 Russia must be placed first among the new totalitarian states. It was the first to adopt the new state principle. It went furthest in its application. It was the first to establish a constitutional di... Ten Days That Shook The World Reed, John Book 1919 John Reed's gripping account of the Russian Revolution of November 1917. Theorizing the Soviet Bureaucracy: Review of Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy Murphy, Kevin Article 2018 A review of the book: Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy by Thomas M. Twiss. The Third World and the USSR Laidi, Zaki (ed.) Book 1989 What use is the Soviet Union to the Third World? Why is its authoritarian system so often attractive to Third World regimes? Why have so many regimes apparently adopted Soviet Marxism as their model? ... Toward a socialist future: Children's picture books after the Bolshevik Revolution Scripps, Thomas Article 2016 The Russian Revolution of 1917 was the defining event of the 20th century. Its influence extended across virtually every aspect of human society the world over. The scope for study of the revolution a... Towards a New Cold War: Essays on the Current Crisis and How We Got There Chomsky, Noam Book 1982 A sobering assessment of American foreign policy from the end of the Vietnam era to Ronald Reagan. Leon Trotsky Mattick, Paul Article 1940 Trotsky's works, and most of all his History of the Russian Revolution, will immortalize his name as a writer and politician. But there is a real need to oppose the development of the Trotsky legend w... Trotsky Reconsidered: Claude Lefort's Perspective Garvey, John Article 2013 In spite of all the ink spilled that says the opposite, Trotsky may have been closer to Stalin than he was to Lenin. That’s the argument made by Claude Lefort (one of the leading members of Socialisme... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is a Capitalist Society Dunayevskaya, Raya Article 1941 To prove that the particular state-monopoly capitalism existing in Russia did not come about through state trustification but by methods of social revolution explains its historic origin but does not ... War, Peace and the Media Zwicker, Barrie Book 1983 Zwicker argues that press coverage of the USSR is "profoundly uninformative, a journalistic yawn that is helping us sleepwalk toward the biggest slumber of all time: nuclear war." The "War Scare" in the Kremlin, Revisited: Is History Repeating Itself? Goodman, Mel Article 2015 The Washington Post on October 25, 2015 published an important story based on a recently-published U.S. intelligence review from 1990 that confirmed Soviet leaders in 1983 believed the Reagan administ... Was the Bolshevik Revolution a Failure? Mattick, Paul Article 1938 As soon as the Bolsheviks recognized that the proletariat was too weak to establish state capitalistic systems favorable to Russia in other countries, and also that the bourgeoisie was no longer willi... What Uncle Sam Really Wants Chomsky, Noam Book 1993 Chomsky discusses examples of U.S. intervention and links together events stretching over four decades in regions throughout the world. He provides a quick synopsis of American foreign policy and pain... Wilfred Burchett's Retreat From Moscow Lockwood, Rupert Article 2013 Between 1965-1968, journalist Rupert Lockwood (1908-1997) was the Moscow-based correspondent for the Communist Party of Australia’s (CPA) newspaper Tribune. A veteran journalist, Lockwood had become ... Year 501: The Conquest Continues Chomsky, Noam Book 1993 An examination of the U.S. role in the world placed in the long historical perspective of the 500 years that followed the voyages of Columbus. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesBureau of Public Secrets Articles from a Situationist perspective.
Marxists Internet Archive Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable.
Peace Magazine Bimonthly publication focusing on peace and justice from a multi-partisan perspective. Red Menace, The The online archive of the libertarian socialist newsletter The Red Menace. Articles on socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, h... Trotskyist League Works to build a revolutionary internationalist workers party to fight for socialist revolution. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCIA used Doctor Zhivago as a Literary Weapon during the Cold War Flood, Alison 2014 Newly declassified documents reveal the CIA published Boris Pasternak's Nobel-winning novel to sow unrest among Soviets. In 1983 'war scare', Soviet leadership feared nuclear surprise attack by U.S. Hoffman, David E. 2015 A nuclear weapons command exercise by NATO in November 1983 prompted fear in the leadership of the Soviet Union that the maneuvers were a cover for a nuclear surprise attack by the United States, trig... A Marxist History of the World part 84: State Capitalism in Russia Faulkner, Neil 2012 By the end of the 1920s, Stalin's party-state apparatus had become the dominant force in Russian society. A bureaucratic ruling class was formed, and all forms of dissent and resistance were treated a... From the Connexions ArchivesThe International Situation World United Front & Proletarian Revolution Article 1977 These Canadian Marxist-Leninists distinguish themselves from those who they perceive as betrayers of the working class -- namely the Communist Party of Canada and other "phoney" communists. In this p... Marxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. Northstar Compass Article 1991 Northstar Compass was a monthly magazine containing the latest news and views of the struggles of the Soviet peoples against the capitalist regime which took power after the fall of the Soviet Union. ... The Red Menace A libertarian socialist newsletter Serial Publication (Periodical) 1975 Articles on topics such as socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, hierarchy, jargon, prostitution, obscenity, science fiction, ... |
