Tag: Comintern
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The Communist Movement at a Crossroads
Under the general editorship of John Riddell, the record of the Communist International (Comintern) under Lenin has been retrieved from history and made alive again for our time. The aim … Keep reading »
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How Did Socialists Respond to the Advent of Fascism?
The following talk was given on 21 July 2018 to a two-day seminar at York University entitled “Historical perspectives on united fronts against fascism and the far right.” The framework … Keep reading »
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The Communist International: Its Relevance Today
Thirty-five years ago I undertook to translate and publish the record of the Communist International in Lenin’s lifetime, covering the preparatory years from 1907 to its foundation in 1919 and … Keep reading »
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Thirty-Five Years of Comintern Publishing: A Balancesheet
In June 1983, after returning home from my shift in a machine shop in Brampton, Ontario, I received a visit from two leaders of the New York-based socialist publisher Pathfinder … Keep reading »
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Reading Capital: Changing Historical Contexts and Different Political Projects
One hundred and fifty years after the first volume of Marx’s Capital was published in 1867, Marx remains a common point of reference but his magnum opus is by no … Keep reading »
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National Liberation and Bolshevism Reexamined
A View from the Borderlands A view from the Czarist empire’s borderlands obliges us to rethink many long-held assumptions about the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, as well as the development … Keep reading »
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Book Launch: Toward the United Front
Toronto — 3 February 2013. Moderated by Abbie Bakan. Panel discussion with: John Riddell is the translator and editor of this book. He maintains a blog at johnriddell.wordpress.com David McNally … Watch video »
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Lessons of the Comintern Experience
Toronto — 12 May 2012. Presentations by: Helen Scott, University of Vermont – Rebuilding the International: Rosa Luxemburg and the Comintern John Riddell – The Workers’ Government: Fiction, Pseudonym or … Watch video »