This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager
Thursday, October 29, 2009
*From The Histomat Blog: The Rise And Fall Of The Comintern
Click on title to link to the Histomat blog for information about the rise and fall of the Communist International, an important institution to study in order to understand the rise of Stalinism, the problems of the transition to socialism, the problems with formulating an international revolutionary strategy (or strategies)and the need to fight internationally to counter the increased globalization of international capitalism. And if that doesn't perk your interest then the photograph of Tatlin's plan for a Communist International headquarters building should.
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