Russia: From Proletarian Revolution to State-Capitalist Counter-Revolution
Author | : Raya Dunayevskaya |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2017-07-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004347618 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004347615 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Russia: From Proletarian Revolution to State-Capitalist Counter-Revolution is a selection of writings by the Marxist-Humanist philosopher Raya Dunayevskaya, which begins with an examination of Lenin’s Hegel Notebooks, his philosophic preparation for proletarian revolution, followed by a section on “What Happens After” the revolution--the first years post 1917. Analyses of Trotsky, Stalin, Bukharin, and Luxemburg are presented. A key section is “Russia’s Transformation into Opposite: The Theory of State-Capitalism.” Opposition to Russian state-capitalism such as the 1953 East Germany Revolt and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution are described. Mao’s China as another form of state-capitalism, as well as the Sino-Soviet conflict, is discussed. The study ends with a “battle of ideas” with other analyses of the Revolution and its aftermath.