Hello everynyan, we’re studying Marxism-Leninism. Here is a link to the list
This week we’re reading:
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Why Socialism? - A. Einstein (1949)
Webpage | Audiobook [~10 min / 22 min] -
Why Marxism? - R. Day (2020)
Webpage | Audiobook [~15 min / 21 min] -
Why do we Have to Study Theory? - Ho Chi Minh (1957)
Webpage | Audio book [~10 min / 11 min] -
General Rules for Independent Study - N. Krupskaya (1934)
Webpage [~5 min] -
“Tankies” - N. Frome (2020)
Webpage | Audiobook [~5 min / 11 min]
Next week we will be watching 6. US Interventionism, the Third World, and the USSR - M. Parenti (1986)
Webpage Transcription of Speech | Original Speech [~1 hr / 1 hr 33 min]
Point taken! These are all thoughts that developed after reading this week’s material (and I need to read Soviet Democracy still so I’ll do that over lunch most likely). My goal is to invite as much feedback as I can and make a judgement call after we wrap up each section, so after next week’s viewing will be when I start trimming the first section and adjusting. Thanks for the input!
I think Why Do We Have to Study Theory? could be shortened, or maybe replaced with something of your own making. As you say there is some good stuff in it, but there is also a bunch of (to us) unnecessary text about the contemporary conditions. I think the latter takes up at least half the text.
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Good points. I could perhaps put something in the preamble to the list itself arguing for its necessity, or like you said, write something of my own (which is another ambition I have, making a WordPress or other kind of account to write my own essays and sharpen my own analysis). Thanks!