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]


I think having a friendly name with creds like Einstein is helpful.
Narratives like to paint revolutionaries as insane, but they don’t with Einstein.
It’s great starting material that helps lower people’s guards.
I started my own curriculum with a book from before Marx was alive, but what you have is a strong start and I’ve also brought it into my beginners section.
Thanks for the feedback! And agreed, that was the original intent, though Roderic Day isn’t hated, Einstein is certainly more widely known.