It has been nearly 100 years since Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Union. In this time, the name of Trotsky has been divided from Lenin’s, with many presenting them as against each other. This is, of course, not true. In 1969, a book called Lenin and Trotsky: What They Read more…
As the festive break begins, it’s a perfect time to get stuck into a good book. Alongside reading Marxist classics by writers like Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky, here are some revolutionary fiction titles which we heartily recommend.
Should history be objective? The answer seems self-evident – of course, it should. However, as Trotsky pointed out, “under the influence of the market and of the historic process in general…” no historian is ever truly free of subjectivity. Indeed, this is most proven by the many distorted histories of Read more…
The Communist Manifesto was first published on 21st February 1848, 174 years ago. Despite being centuries old, the Manifesto has been and continues to be one of the most influential books in modern history. It introduced the ideas of scientific socialism, which Marx and Engels would elaborate on over the Read more…