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Russia: From Proletarian Revolution to State-Capitalist Counter-Revolution
Selected writings
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Raya Dunayevskaya
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Edited by:
Franklin Dmitryev
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2017
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Russia: From Proletarian Revolution to State-Capitalist Counter-Revolution is a selection of writings by the Marxist-Humanist philosopher Raya Dunayevskaya, which begins with an examination of Lenin’s Hegel Notebooks, his philosophic preparation for proletarian revolution, followed by a section on “What Happens After” the revolution--the first years post 1917. Analyses of Trotsky, Stalin, Bukharin, and Luxemburg are presented.
A key section is “Russia’s Transformation into Opposite: The Theory of State-Capitalism.” Opposition to Russian state-capitalism such as the 1953 East Germany Revolt and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution are described. Mao’s China as another form of state-capitalism, as well as the Sino-Soviet conflict, is discussed. The study ends with a “battle of ideas” with other analyses of the Revolution and its aftermath.
A key section is “Russia’s Transformation into Opposite: The Theory of State-Capitalism.” Opposition to Russian state-capitalism such as the 1953 East Germany Revolt and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution are described. Mao’s China as another form of state-capitalism, as well as the Sino-Soviet conflict, is discussed. The study ends with a “battle of ideas” with other analyses of the Revolution and its aftermath.
Author / Editor information
Raya Dunayevskaya, philosopher of Marxist-Humanism, was secretary to Leon Trotsky in exile in Mexico (1937-38). Her major writings include Marxism and Freedom (1957), Philosophy and Revolution (1973), and Rosa Luxemburg, Women’s Liberation, and Marx’s Philosophy of Revolution (1982).
Eugene Gogol was one of Raya Dunayevksya's secretaries during the 1980s. He is author of an intellectual biography Raya Dunayevskaya: Philosopher of Marxist-Humanism. Among his other writings are: Toward a Dialectic of Philosophy and Organization, and Utopia and the Dialectic in Latin American Liberation.
Franklin Dmitryev is co-Trustee of the Raya Dunayevskaya Memorial Fund and National Organizer of News and Letters Committees. He has published numerous articles on Dunayevskaya’s thought, Marxist-Humanist philosophy, environmental justice, climate change, and other social issues.
Eugene Gogol was one of Raya Dunayevksya's secretaries during the 1980s. He is author of an intellectual biography Raya Dunayevskaya: Philosopher of Marxist-Humanism. Among his other writings are: Toward a Dialectic of Philosophy and Organization, and Utopia and the Dialectic in Latin American Liberation.
Franklin Dmitryev is co-Trustee of the Raya Dunayevskaya Memorial Fund and National Organizer of News and Letters Committees. He has published numerous articles on Dunayevskaya’s thought, Marxist-Humanist philosophy, environmental justice, climate change, and other social issues.
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July 10, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9789004347618
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Main content:
490
Illustrations:
30
Tables:
28
eBook ISBN:
9789004347618
Keywords for this book
proletarian; revolution; state; states; capitalism; capital; rebellion; Europe; EU; E.U.; global; philosophy; Marxist; Marxism; Marx; Humanist; Humanism; philosopher; notebook; notebooks; philosophic; 1917; twenty; twenteeth; 20; 20th; Trotsky; Stalin; Sino-Soviet; SinoSoviet; Sino; Soviet; history; activist; sociology; revolutionary; social; transformation; dialectical; centenary; activists; SCSS; Fasenfest; Opposition; Russian; 1953; Hungary; East; Germany; Revolt; Hungarian; 1956; Luxemburg; Bukharin; Mao; China; Hegel; Khrushchev; Castro; Lukács; Mandel; Lenin; Communism
Audience(s) for this book
Academics, institutions and departments, as well as social activists, interested in Russian history, revolutionary social transformation, dialectical philosophy, Marxism and Communism, particularly on this centenary of the Russian Revolution.
