As the first manifestation of socialism, the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union are critical topics for revolutionaries and communists to study today. This study has to be engaged not solely for intellectual purposes, but for the purposes of learning from and...
The Leninist party in history and present
Editor's note: This essay examines the theory and practice of the Leninist party from the time of Lenin until today. We turn to Lenin's key writings and to the history of Bolshevism and the international communist movement to delineate the distinctiveness of the...
In-depth with Jared Ball and Brian Becker: imperialism in Lenin’s time and ours
Dr. Jared Ball of The Real News network interviews author and organizer Brian Becker about the PSL's recent book Imperialism in the 21st Century: Updating Lenin's Theory a Century Later, which can be ordered here. Dr. Ball...
The role of leadership in revolutionary struggle – Lenin’s April Theses
The article below was first published in Socialism and Liberation in April 2005. The 1917 Russian Revolution was the first time in history that the working class seized and held power, organizing a workers state in the interest of the vast majority of toilers rather...