Click on the headline to link to Chapter One Of "Tyranny To Freedom: Diary Of A Former Stalinist" by Professor Emeritus Ludwik Kowalski.
Recently I have begun to post entries under the headline- “Songs To While Away The Class Struggle By”-that will include progressive and labor-oriented songs that might be of general interest to the radical public. I have decided to do the same for some films that may perk that same interest under the title in this entry’s headline. In the future I expect to do the same for books under a similar heading. And this entry is the first for books in the series-Markin
Markin comment:
It is always good to see what motivated those who under the banner of Stalinism, a banner very different from our Trotskyist-based tradition, fought for what they thought was our communist future. That said, contrary to what the good professor emeritus here implies in the memoir's conclusions (to speak nothing of the title), that task is nevertheless a task that we do not "outsource" to American "democratic" imperialism. Forward to future Octobers!
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
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