Archive of texts and documents on libcom.org by and about Anton Pannekoek, (2 January 1873 – 28 April 1960), a Dutch astronomer, historian, philosopher, Marxist theorist, and socialist revolutionary. He was one of the main theorists of council communism.
The Beginning
The following is a translation of an article by Pannekoek. Originally published in Arbeiterpolitik no. 47 and 48 (in two parts) as “Der Anfang”, on the 23rd and 30th November 1918…
