Introduction Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, more commonly known as Lenin, is a well-loved revolutionary across countries and movements, whose name embodies the spirit of working-class internationalism. Originally produced and distributed in video format, this 3 -part course...
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Liberation News on June 6, 2022. Skip to a section - The prison house of nations - Dawning of a new era - Socialism against oppression - Challenging changes - Towards a socialist future The past, as they say, is...
A vivid, flourishing, and diverse musical life developed in the Soviet Union. This vibrant culture was built by professional and amateur artists from among and across its many different nationalities, and spanned styles and genres from classical forms like ballets and...
Editor's note: The following is the second of a two-part article based on a talk the author gave at The People's Forum in July 2020. This second part focuses on Kollontai's writing on the family and love. Part one covers Kollontai's struggle for proletarian feminism...
Editor's note: The following is the first of a two-part article based on a talk the author gave at the People's Forum in July 2020. This first part focuses on Kollontai's struggle for proletarian feminism against bourgeois feminism as well as her struggle to center...
The following first appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Breaking the Chains magazine, which you can purchase here. We must not underestimate the immense revolutionary power of women to ignite, fight, and win. The 1917 Russian Revolution that established the first...
Anyone who aspires to be a real communist or to understand the theory of modern communism must study Lenin’s pamphlet The State and Revolution. Lenin was able to nearly finish this monumental contribution to Marxism and revolution while on the run, living underground...
Brian Becker of the PSL is interviewed by Abby Martin on The Empire Files. The PSL's new book "Storming the Gates: How the Russian Revolution Changed the World" can be ordered online and is 25% off on Nov. 7, the day of the anniversary (for one day only!)...
A lot of nonsense has been written about the role of Putin’s Russia in subverting “our democracy.” As though our democracy had been functioning perfectly (even reasonably) well, until these shadowy Russian forces purchased a few Facebook ads that sent us all into the...