Rybin, Peter, 1885-1921
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 13 2015 22:45
Historical information about Peter Rybin, a Russian anarcho-syndicalist who joined the revolutionary Ukrainian Makhnovist army and was also active in the US, gleaned largely from his Soviet secret police file and focusing on his final months before he was sadly executed.
The Katushka affair and the left turn - Stepan
Translation of a letter from the Decist opposition.
International Council Correspondence Volume 1, Number 3
The third issue of Council Correspondence from December 1934 with articles on the theory of Bolshevism, nationalism, the working class, the Comintern and more.
What is a Marxist organization? - Scott Jay
Self-proclaimed Marxist organization never apply a Marxist analysis to their own organizations. While the rest of the world is shaped by social forces, they always assume they are exempt because of their ideas. This is an idealist approach to organizations, not a materialist one.
Anarchist Federation statement on Rojava: December 2014
Submitted by the button on Dec 2 2014 11:07
The Anarchist Federation looks at the so-called "revolution" in Syrian Kurdistan, and the role of the PKK and compares the reality with the rhetoric.
Stalin didn't fall from the moon - Workers Solidarity Movement
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 8 2014 18:54
A collection of articles by the Irish Workers Solidarity Movement tracing the growth of Stalin's dictatorial powers in the USSR to the politics and practice of the early Bolshevik leaders, Lenin and Trotsky.
Market socialism, self-management and the case for workers' co-ops - Darrow Schecter
This is a chapter 'self-management and the case for workers' co-ops' from Radical theories: Paths beyond Marxism and social democracy (1994) by Darrow Schecter. This study is being shared for critical consideration.
Social populism - arena for cross-front cooperation
Submitted by akai on Oct 21 2014 12:22
In the past 20 years, various attempts to make coalitions between the left and right have taken place in Poland. The involvement of supposedly left wing or anarchist groups with the far-right have been treated in various publications. These have involved such organizations such as the Anarchist Federation, the August 80 union or ATTAC. It seems that after many years of discussion, some leftists keep falling back into this cooperation.
Wobblies call for Morning Star boycott
Submitted by Jim Clarke on Sep 23 2014 09:05
Clydeside branch of the Industrial Workers' of the World (IWW) union call for a boycott of leftist daily newspaper the Morning Star over allegations of mishandling domestic abuse reporting.
Democratic centralism, the Workers Opposition, clandestine opposition movements, the crisis in the party, Kronstadt and the end of the revolutionary period in Russia - Michel Olivier
Submitted by Alias Recluse on Sep 15 2014 22:50
A short essay on the left opposition in the Bolshevik Party in Russia from 1919 to 1927, focusing mostly on the Democratic Centralists and the Workers Opposition.
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