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Jun 2021
1h 21m

The Life and Legacy of Alexandra Kollont...

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Kristen R. Ghodsee returns to the show, this time to discuss the life, work, and legacy of the famous Marxist Feminist Alexandra Kollontai. We discuss her life, her radicalization, her relationship with other famous revolutionaries, her role in the October Revolution, her enduring contributions to feminism, Marxism, and proletarian history, and much, much more. 

Check out Kristen's work here: https://kristenghodsee.com/

Check out AK-47, Kristen's podcast dedicated to Kollontai here: https://kristenghodsee.com/podcast

Here are all the previous episodes of RLR that Kristen has been a guest on:

Red Hangover: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/red-hangover-legacies-of-20th-century-communism-w-dr-kristen-r-ghodsee

International Women's Day: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/womens-day

Women Behind the Iron Curtain: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/women-under-socialism

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