Many so-called leftist critics of historical Socialism often attack Leninists such as myself as “Stalinists” or “tankies” while proclaiming their own ideological superiority and purity. They are generally outraged or outright confused when Leninists suggest that these “leftist critics” are doing the work of the bourgeois and the imperialists. What do we mean by that? … Continue reading The “Leftist” critics of Socialism
When the working class and peasantry took power in Russia in the October Revolution there were three main architectural tendencies which all competed with each other: realistic classicism, rationalism and constructivism. Later a fourth group so-called “proletarian architects”, organized itself into VOPRA (All-union Society of Proletarian Architects). Classicism drew inspiration especially from ancient Greco-Roman models, … Continue reading History of Soviet Architecture and City Planning (Part 2, Critique of Rationalism) (1920-30s)
THIS PAGE IS STILL VERY INCOMPLETE.IT WILL BE UPDATED, RE-STRUCTURED AND IMPROVED OVER TIME. Note: This page contains a database of artists from the Soviet Union. It also contains progressive artists from the pre-revolutionary period which naturally influenced Soviet art. I’ve largely used the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (third edition, 1979) as a source. This source, … Continue reading Soviet art database
Source: Kommunisti, issue 11, December 15. 1925 Translated by ML-theory. The Noskeists don’t always show their true faces. They will gladly hide them behind pleasant phrases.* Especially the “lefts”, who even toy with the word “revolution”. When it comes to the Soviet Union and the Russian revolution generally, profound confusion and hypocritical dishonesty prevails among … Continue reading “The chief apostle of counter revolution – Karl Kautsky” by Yrjö Sirola (1925)
INTRODUCTION In this series I will discuss the career and political development of communist revolutionary Alexandra Kollontai. I will discuss many of the key events in Soviet history, especially early history, but I will not give a comprehensive presentation of the history of the Bolshevik Party or the Soviet Union. I will also not discuss … Continue reading Political biography of Alexandra Kollontai (Part 1): Childhood
Aleksandra Kollontai is most famous as a revolutionary, women’s liberation activist and a Soviet diplomat. However, she was also a writer of fiction. In this article I will briefly discuss her fiction writing. Unfortunately it is rather difficult to discuss without delving into the much broader topic of Soviet family policy and Kollontai’s career and … Continue reading Briefly about Aleksandra Kollontai’s fiction
THE NEW HUNGARIAN CONSTITUTION OF 1949 “the government’s new written constitution… came into effect on the 20 August 1949, the traditional national holiday in honour of St. Stephen [Hungary’s first ruler], now referred to as ‘constitution day’… Of the 67 proposed amendments to the constitution, six were incorporated into its final form… The constitution also … Continue reading History of the Hungarian People’s Republic (PART 10: Revolution in Culture)
“The synapse is nothing but a mechanism… and must have its precise analogue in the computing machine.” (Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, p. 14) “The synapse in the living organism corresponds to the switching device in the machine” (Norbert Wiener, The Human Use of Human Beings, p. … Continue reading Cybernetics in the USSR: A Marxist-Leninist Perspective
THIS PAGE IS STILL VERY INCOMPLETE. IT WILL BE UPDATED, RE-STRUCTURED AND IMPROVED OVER TIME. Note: I realize this page describes many scientists also from the pre-revolutionary period. This is because progressive, revolutionary, democratic and materialist scientists from the pre-revolutionary period served as the inspiration and foundation for Soviet scientists. Countless great scientists worked in … Continue reading Soviet Science in the Lenin-Stalin era (work in progress)
This article contains some basic information about Socialist Realism and politically progressive art in Hungary. I will try to update this as I research more. MUSIC FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) The most famous pre-revolutionary music composer was Franz Liszt (1811-1886) who represents perhaps the peak of bourgeois-revolutionary music in Hungary. Liszt was a romantic composer who contributed … Continue reading Art in socialist Hungary
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