On April 22nd, 1870, Vladimir Illyich Ulyanov "Lenin," hero of the Russian Revolution, and architect of the world's first Socialist state, was born. His contributions to the Marxist canon and to the revolutionary theory and practice of the proletariat throughout the world carries on to this day, in increasing magnitude. Every passing day, he is vindicated. His analysis of imperialism, the right of nations to self-determination, and revolutionary strategy have played a key role in the past century, and have remained ever-more relevant throughout.
He also loved cats!
Some significant works:
Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism
The Right of Nations to Self-Determination
Materialism and Empirio-Criticism
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interesting, thanks for writing it down like this.
If you allow the random question, is this persistence of class between communes also the reason you shifted from anarchism to Marxism? Because I think you do make a persuasive point and would like to know what changed your trajectory/mind.
No problem!
To answer your question, I believe the arguments presented by Marx concerning the ever-increasing complexity of production in large-scale industry paving the way for societal progression naturally towards a planned economy to be more than compelling enough for me to question my prejudice against the various existing Socialist states. That spurned on a lot of personal reading on the various Socialist states and more Marxist theory. Strategically, I find Marxism-Leninism has proven itself in theory and in practice, and it continues to get refined and shaped ever further.
Yes I get that. I‘m looking forward to reading the comment and article you have linked and thanks for the insightful perspective. I hope you have a lovely day
No problem! And you too, have a great day!