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Aug 2022
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The national question | What did Lenin r...

Revolutionary Communist Party
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The national question is one of the most complex questions that Marxists must grapple with. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Shaun Morris - editor of Revolution Scotland - explains how Marxists approach this question, drawing on Marx’s writings on Ireland, and Lenin’s writings on the subject. Read more on the national q ... Show More
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