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Beyond rank and vile trade unionism, 1994 - Subversion

Subversion conference paper on rank and file groups in trade unions.

First it is necessary to spell out what we do not mean – that is the myth of a ‘rank and file’ straining at the leash, only held back by a cunning and devious trade union bureaucratised leadership. Today it is obvious such a movement does not exist, but it is doubtful if in reality this ever was the case except for a brief period after the First World War.

Red Virgin Soil - 1920, 1921

Krasnaia nov was a soviet literary journal founded in 1921 by Aleksandr Voronsky

All material is from SovietLiterature, a site which makes available the texts and bibliographies of 1920s Soviet journals. Besides 'Red Virgin Soil', the site has texts from journals such as 'Left', 'Forge', 'At the post' and 'New left'.

Solidarnosc ~ trade unionism in Poland, 1994 - Subversion

Subversion look at Solidarność's role in the uprisings which preceded the end of Stalinist rule in Poland.

The 1980 workers’ uprising in Poland was not the first time the working class there had fought back against state capitalism. ln 1956, 1970 and 1976 workers had taken to the streets when the state had tried to impose cuts in their standard of living by raising food prices.

Under the banner of Marxism - 1922, 1923

no. 3 (March)

5 1. Vladimir Lenin: On the Significance of Militant Materialism (text)
13 2. Letters of Marx and Engels to Lassalle
26 3. David Ryazanov: Page from Marx's life

Under the banner of Marxism - 1924, 1925

1924

no. 1

5 V. Nevsky: Lenin
10 Abram Deborin: Lenin - militant materialist
29 V. Vaganian: The greatest of the masters of revolution
35 David Ryazanov: On A. Labriola's letters
41 Antonio Labriola: Letters to F. Engels
81 S. Gonikman: Hegel studies in 'modern times'
95 Grigory Bammel: On the question of the historical reality of the founders of ancient materialism

Solidarity and the neo-narodniks, 1972 - Solidarity

Solidarity's polemic aimed at Big Flame, following an exchange around the events of the Fisher Bendix occupation.

Big Flame (henceforth abbreviated B.F.) is a Merseyside group which publishes occasional broadsheets relating to working class struggles. Some of their publications have been excellent – we have even used some of their material – but others re pretty confused. They have never made any clear statements about their political beliefs, largely because as a group they do not appear to have any.

Timex strike ~ time for a change, Summer 1993 - Subversion

Subversion look at the Timex workers' illusions in their trade union, regular mass pickets and the need for solidarity strikes.

The courageous resistance of 343 Timex strikers in Dundee to massive cuts in their wages and conditions and the subsequent threat to close the factory has been well documented else where.

Under the banner of Marxism - 1926, 1927

1926

No. 1-2

5 P. Stuchka: Leninism and the agrarian question
31 I. Razumovskij: On Lenin's views on the state and law
54 Abram Deborin: Engels and dialectics in biology
90 Nik. Karev: Tectology or dialectics (towards a critique of A. Bogdanov's 'Tectology')
115 A. Stolyarov: Subjectivism and marxism
137 Grigory Bammel: Axiomatics and dialectics

The 'social wage' and the Hackney nurseries campaign

Camille Barbagallo and Nic Beuret look at the role of public services and how the cuts axe is falling. From The Commune issue 17.

The accumulation of capital and the problem of imperialism - Sholom Dvolajski

Exposition and review of Luxemburg's theory of accumulation.

Ш. Дволайцкий.

НАКОПЛЕНИЕ КАПИТАЛА И ПРОБЛЕМА ИМПЕРИАЛИЗМА.

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