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Aug 2024
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Building a People's Art: Vietnam, Social...

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Ruehl Muller joins Breht to discuss his upcoming book, put out by Iskra Books, titled "Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu".

Together, they discuss Vietnamese Socialist Realism, Maoist China, Cultural Revolution, dialectics, the death drive, fascism in Germany and Israel, New Democracy, and much more!

Find this book, stay up to date on all releases, get into contact with Ruehl, and so much here at www.iskrabooks.org

Outro Song: "Opening Salvo" by Blue Scholars

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