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.
Philosophy might seem irrelevant to the fight for revolution. But in truth, it is only by having a correct, scientific outlook that we can transform the world around us.
—> Buy this book from WellRed here 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, Read more…
In this issue of Revolution, we have articles on the political turbulence of 2020; the Tories’ callous treatment of teachers and students and the militant response from the NEU; how to fight for LGBT liberation; as well as our analysis of the student rent strike wave and the demands we are putting forward. Get your copy today!
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of those stories we can’t seem to get enough of. Since the original novella was released in 1843 under the title ‘A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas,’ it has been adapted numerous times into many different formats: Read more…
Buy your copy now! Socialists are often told that only capitalist competition can develop enterprise and production, embolden initiatives and harness our collective energies for the good of all. Competition is the lifeblood of capitalism, we are told, one which can only thrive under the ‘free’ market. This argument Read more…
We publish Rob Sewell’s introduction to Lenin’s 1902 pamphlet, What is to be Done? Rob (editor of Socialist Appeal, the IMT’s British paper) explains the importance of this text, in which Lenin rebuked reformist and opportunist trends in the Russian Social Democracy, and argued for building a committed party of professional revolutionaries Read more…