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E.A. Preobrazhensky Excerpt from “Primitive Accumulation and the Democratic Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Peasantry”

Below is an excerpt from the paper on Preobrazhensky that I have been working on . E.A. Preobrazhensky, the New Economics, and the Democratic Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Peasantry. The text above links to part 1 of the article. … Continue reading

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Working-Class and Bourgeois Democracy: excerpts V.I. Lenin 1905

“The intellectualist wing devises a criterion of a good and kind bourgeoisie, worthy of concluding agreements with. The proletarian wing expects no kindness from the bourgeoisie, but supports any, even the very worst bourgeoisie, to the extent that it actually … Continue reading

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E.A. Preobrazhensky Autobiographical Sketch. Part 4. of 5. with link to complete text.

“In Zlatoust, where I had returned to work, our Party was in the minority amongst the workers, even during the October Days. The majority supported the SRs. In October I took part in an armed demonstration by the Party under … Continue reading

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The Report of the Commission on the National and Colonial Questions: Second Congress of the Communist International: Report by Lenin

  THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL AND COLONIAL QUESTIONS1 A draft of this had been circulated by Lenin to leading Bolsheviks and international leaders of the communist movement and members of the interenational leadership of the Communist … Continue reading

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The Law of Value Under the Socialization of Industry in a Peasant Country

“In particular, in America the farmers’ holdings, in spite of their comparatively scattered nature, …were completely subjected by means of credit, by means of supplies, and by means of the control of outlets by big trading firms, banks, steamship, elevator … Continue reading

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Preobrazhensky Letter to Trotsky on the Chinese Revolution c1927

This letter represents one part of a vigorous exchange among ‘Left Opposition’ comrades regarding developments and strategy in the beginnings of the Chinese Revolution.  This letter has particular significance as in it Preobrazhensky questions Trotsky’s positions as regards the stages … Continue reading

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On the Nature of Dual Power in Revolutionary Transition from The History of the Russian Revolution

Leon Trotsky The History of the Russian Revolution Volume One: The Overthrow of Tzarism Excerpt ed. Rawlinsview July 8, 2013 Chapter 11 Dual Power What constitutes the essence of a dual power? [1] We must pause upon this question, for … Continue reading

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