Theory and Analysis

Today marks 98 years since Lenin’s death. To mark the occasion, we are republishing this article which was originally written to commemorate the Lenin centenary in 1970. The early symptoms of bureaucratic degeneration in Russia were already noted by Lenin in the last two years of his politically active life. He spent his last months fighting against these reactionary tendencies, leaving behind a vital heritage of struggle in his last letters and Read more…

And on the twelfth day of Marxmas, we give to you a video on the Spanish Revolution of the 1930s. The Spanish Revolution and fight against fascism was a brutal battle taking place across Spain. Workers from other countries came out in solidarity, fighting in the international brigades.

On the tenth day of Marxmas, we give to you an article on the revolution in France in 1968. This revolution came at a time of piece for the ruling class and French economy, showing that the consciousness of workers is not always mechanically connected to the economic conditions. Learn more here. May 1968 was the greatest revolutionary general strike in history. This mighty movement took place at the height of the Read more…

On the ninth day of Marxmas, we share a video by Jorge Martin, writer for Marxist.com and head of ‘Hands off Venezuela’ campaign. This video discusses the memory of Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution.