On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Ralph Dumain <rdum...@autodidactproject.org> wrote: > I'm guessing CLR James would have enjoyed this article. I don't have a > detailed enough knowledge of the progress of the revolutionary movement > from 1902 to 1917, but I find Lih's scenario convincing enough. > > Once the Bolsheviks took power, though, they discovered how intransigent > social reality was in comparison to their will to radically transform > it. It is possible that Lenin's dream of 1902 exceeded reality, though > he obviously gauged the potential of the discontent of the masses with > the repressive tsarist regime and social order. > > The other question in all this is, except for enhancing historical > consciousness, what relevance any interpretation of Lenin has for today, > and esp. in a radically different type of society such as the USA. I
^^^^^^^^ CB: Yep ^^^^^^^ > used to say something comparable to "we must dream", but now I see only > a pipe dream. > > On 11/8/2010 10:22 AM, c b wrote: >> Lars T. Lih: ?We must dream!? Echoes of `What Is to >> Be Done?? in Lenin?s later career | Links International Journal of >> Socialist Renewal >> >> >> By *Lars T. Lih* >> >> I appreciate the opportunity to look again at Lenin?s /What Is to Be >> Done?/?especially since I have just completed a biographical study of >> Lenin?s career as a whole (/Lenin/, forthcoming in the Critical Lives >> series by Reaktion Books). One of the things I found?to tell the truth, >> somewhat unexpectedly?was a series of echoes of /What Is to Be Done?/ >> throughout Lenin?s entire career. So I thought it would be useful to >> talk about some of the basic themes of Lenin?s book and tie each of >> these themes to later echoes. >> >> Full article at http://links.org.au/node/1980 > > _______________________________________________ > Marxism-Thaxis mailing list > Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu > To change your options or unsubscribe go to: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis > _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
