Module 2: ‘The Living Soul of Marxism: A Concrete Analysis of the Concrete Conditions’

Class: Understanding the Source: How Lenin Altered Marxism’s Approach to Self-Determination for Nations

Date & Time: Tues, March 19, 6:30-8:30PM

Description: In this class, we will be looking at 1917, when the workers and peasants of Russia did the unthinkable – they overthrew the backwards Tsarist government and aimed to establish a government in their own image. Lenin and the Bolsheviks understood that in order to launch a successful transformation of Russian society, they needed to develop their approach based on a concrete analysis of the current conditions – in other words, that tactics must be based on an objective examination and creative interpretative of Marxism  based on the current context. The success of this revolution developed a strategy that reverberated across the world, particularly multiplying in the parts of the world that suffered under the chokehold of colonialism and imperialism.

Instructor: Brian Becker of the Party for Socialism and Liberation