The Russian Revolution was the greatest event in history, with the working class and poor taking power into their own hands for the first time. In this talk, Keelan Kellegher will discuss the Stalinist degeneration of the USSR that led to its demise.
📚 You can learn more about the Soviet Union in Ted Grant's book 'Russia: From Revolution to Counter-Revolut ... Show More
Mar 2022
The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia: from imperial bourgeoisie to post-communist middle-class
Contributor(s): Professor Tomila Lankina | The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia: From Imperial Bourgeoisie to Post-Communist Middle-Class, challenges the notion that the Soviet Union destroyed the social structure of the past and built a new, Soviet, society, with a new part ... Show More
1h 29m
Feb 2022
In Defense of Marxism w/ The Sensible Socialist
Breht recently went on The Sensible Socialist podcast to confront, analyze, and dismantle the laughable misrepresentations of Marxism and the shallow anti-communism of James Lindsay. In the process, we clarify core concepts within Marxism, respond to various arguments against so ... Show More
1h 53m
Oct 2023
Between Market and Plan: the Soviet Union in the Era of the NEP
Donald, Christian, and Connor sit down to discuss the political economic conditions of the Soviet Union during the period of the New Economic Policy. Over the course of the episode, they cover War Communism, the intellectual currents and debates within the Party, the importance o ... Show More
3h 2m
Feb 2024
Alexeï Navalny, de l'opposant numéro un au martyr russe
Le 20 août 2020, Alexeï Navalny échappe de peu à la mort, après avoir été empoisonné par les services de renseignements russes. Après une longue période de convalescence en Allemagne, il revient en Russie le 17 janvier 2021, où il est arrêté dès sa descente de l’avion. Condamné à ... Show More
31m 7s