The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fourth part of a five-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 4 covers Lenin's chapter titled "Several conclusions." A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used In This Class:
“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 10) by V.I. Lenin (1920)
Recommended Literature:
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939)
The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929)
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916)
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Reading/lecture 1
8:35 Lenin's foresight
8:56 Social fascism
9:40 Communism vs. Bolshevikism? (Q&A)
10:08 Other leftist groups? (Q&A)
11:48 Reaching conservatives? (Q&A)
13:26 Reading/lecture 2
22:01 Maoism vs. MZT? (Q&A)
25:15 Backstabbing soc dems? (Q&A)
26:08 Lenin's "forms" of communism? (Q&A)
26:38 German & Irish revolutions? (Q&A)
28:18 Ultras hurt the working class? (Q&A)
29:17 Finding balance? (Q&A)
31:04 Legacy of the NEP? (Q&A)
31:27 Uncertain Stalin reasoning? (Q&A)
31:58 Conservatives & the tightrope
32:53 Uphold scientific socialism
33:19 Social fascism cont.
34:25 Conclusion
