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Apr 2022
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[BEST OF] State and Revolution: Marx, Le...

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[Orignally released Oct 2018]

Alyson Escalante joins Breht to discuss Lenin's major work of political theory, State and Revolution. 

Here is a previous show we here at Rev Left did specifically on the Paris Commune entitled "The Paris Commune: A Brief Blossoming of Proletarian Power", for anyone interested in taking a deeper dive: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/the-paris-commune-a-brief-blossoming-of-proletarian-power

Outro: "Police State" by Dead Prez


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