Lenin in Five Minutes: ImperialismThe Marxist Project2019-09-15 | This episode of Lenin in Five minutes looks at Lenin's theory of imperialism and how it may be relevant today.
Balaam, D. N., & Veseth, M. (2008). Introduction to international political economy. New Jersey: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Foster, J. B. (2002). The rediscovery of imperialism. Monthly Review, 54(6), 1.
Lenin, V.I. (1917). Империализм как высшая стадия капитализма. [Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]. Zhizn’ i znanie.
Kubálková, V., & Cruickshank, A. (2015). Marxism-Leninism and the theory of international relations (Vol. 4). Routledge.
Other related readings:
Mcdonough, T. (1995). Lenin, Imperialism and stages of capitalist development. Science & Society, vol 59, No. 3, Guilford Press
Bukharin, Imperialism and World Economy
Hilferding, Daz Finanzkapital [Finance Capital]Democracy vs. Autocracy: An Unproductive DichotomyThe Marxist Project2023-11-07 | We often hear of a struggle between "democracies" and "autocracies." This conflict is presented as immutable and is commonly coded in an ethical lexicon. This video considers the two terms -- and the misleading binary they produce -- as political instruments, rather than useful analytical categories. We must reject the empty rhetoric that evokes these concepts and instead elevate the standards of democracy. Democracy should mean truly popular control over both politics and economics. It should require a deeply embedded commitment to public welfare and management of a collective future. Narration, script, and editing by M. -------- Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- 00:00 - 01:19 Introduction 01:20 - 05:19 Problematizing "Democracy" and "Autocracy" 05:20 - 06:25 The Importance of Historical Precedent 06:26 - 07:46 Rejecting the National Mythos 07:47 - 08:33 Materialism and Overdetermination 08:34 - 10:05 Democracy/Autocracy as Political Rhetoric 10:06 - 10:39 A Higher Bar for Democracy 10:40 - 10:53 OutroEconomic Planning for the Future: An Interview with CibComThe Marxist Project2023-10-05 | In this video we are joined by guests from CibCom, who will be telling us about cybercommunism and the future of economic planning. How has economic planning evolved over time and what does it have to offer as an alternative to market systems? -------- CibCom Links: Website: cibcom.org Mathematics to plan an economy booklet: cibcom.org/mathematics-to-plan-an-economy-an-introduction-to-cyber-socialist-calculation Twitter: twitter.com/cibcomorg Econophysics Server Link: discord.gg/eqFdmcgtcb CibGlobe Server Link: discord.gg/PAFTmhFKEK -------- Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- The Marxist Project: Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- 00:00 - 03:31 Introductions 03:32 - 07:09 Why CibCom? 07:10 - 15:55 Economic Planning: Markets and the Alternative 15:56 - 19:30 Economic Planning: Mistakes of the Past 19:31 - 22:55 Economic Planning: New Directions 22:56 - 27:56 The Road Forward 27:57 - 31:55 CibCom's Future 31:56 - 34:11 ConclusionUnderdevelopment by Design: The Metrics of Unequal ExchangeThe Marxist Project2023-08-14 | Having covered unequal exchange before, we consider in this video whether the phenomenon can be measured using real data. Following the seminal work of Andrea Ricci, it is clear that a substantial amount of value leaves the developing world every year. -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Reference: Andrea Ricci's "Value and Unequal Exchange in International Trade" (2019).
00:00 - 01:23 Background 01:24 - 01:37 Intro 01:38 - 04:11 Unequal Exchange Recap 04:12 - 06:24 Value as a Social Algorithm 06:25 - 08:36 The Model in Brief 08:37 - 10:57 Highlights of the Findings 10:58 - 12:27 ConclusionWhy Didnt the Soviets Automate Their Economy?: Cybernetics in the USSRThe Marxist Project2023-05-13 | The Soviet Union had a chance to computerize and automate its economy. Why did efforts to achieve this vision not succeed? This video covers a brief history of cybernetics in the USSR and offers some explanations for the ultimate demise of automated planning in the Soviet context. -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Abramov, Roman Nikolaevich. 2016. “Soviet Technocratic Mythologies as a Form of the ‘Theory of Missed Opportunities:’ On the Example of the History of Cybernetics in the USSR.” Sociology of Science and Technology 8 (2): 61–78.
“Computers to Improve Soviet Industrial Management.” 1965. Central Intelligence Agency.
Gerovitch, Slava. 2008. “InterNyet: Why the Soviet Union Did Not Build a Nationwide Computer Network.” History and Technology 24 (4): 335-350.
Peters, Benjamin. 2016. How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet. The MITPress.
Safronov, Alexei Vasilievich. 2020. “Computerization of the Planned Economy in the USSR: Projects of Scientists and the Needs of Practitioners.” Sociology of Science and Technology 11 (3): 22–41.
Safronov, Alexei Vasilievich. 2022. “Bureaucratic and Technological Limitations of Computerization of Planning in the USSR.” Economicheskaya Politika 17 (2): 120–45.
Trachtenberg, Anna Davidovna. 2006. “The Myth of the Greatness of Electricity Within the Soviet Technocratic Utopia: Glushkov’s ‘OGAS’ [ Миф о Величии Электричества в Рамках Советской Технократической Утопии: «ОГАС» Академика Глушкова.].” Discourse-P 6 (1): 45–47. -------- 00:00 - 00:48 Background 00:49 - 01:01 Intro 01:02 - 03:55 A Brief History 03:56 - 05:44 Picturing Automated Socialism: Motivations for Automated Planning 05:45 - 07:06 Picturing Automated Socialism: EASU 07:07 - 10:21 Picturing Automated Socialism: OGAS 10:22 - 13:50 What Went Wrong?: The Political 13:51 - 15:16 What Went Wrong?: The Technical 15:17 - 16:17 What Went Wrong?: A Fundamental Incompatibility? 16:18 - 18:29 ConclusionGrowing a Planned Economy: The Logic of Early Soviet DevelopmentThe Marxist Project2023-02-19 | This quick video reviews a basic economic model which motivated Soviet development strategy in the early years of industrialization. Details on the model can be found here: themarxistproject.medium.com/the-feldman-model-equations-928b36aa4b4b -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Allen, R.C. 2003. Farm to factory: A reinterpretation of the Soviet industrial revolution. Princeton University Press. -------- 00:00 - 01:29 Introduction 01:30 - 02:52 Background 02:53 - 04:59 The Model 05:00 - 05:42 Drawbacks 05:43 - 07:59 Production Possibility Frontier 08:00 - 09:53 ConclusionA Theory of Knowledge | How Marx Broke Up With HegelThe Marxist Project2023-01-05 | In this video, with the help of Louis Althusser's interpretation of Marx, we will explore how Marx departed from his Hegelian influences. We will challenge the notion that Marx's dialectic is an inversion of Hegel's, and we will consider what the theoretical implications are of Marx's innovations.
Because this is a dense video, the following material is recommended as a supplement to the above discussion: Marx Without Hegel, History Without an End (Essay) medium.com/@themarxistproject/marx-without-hegel-history-without-an-end-44130ed2e44e Marx’s Theory of Transitions (Video) youtu.be/udAkveA2Of8 -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Althusser, L. (2005). For Marx (Vol. 2). Verso Books.
Althusser, L. (2016). Reading capital: The complete edition. Verso Books.
Hunt, E. K. 1979. “The Importance of Thorstein Veblen for Contemporary Marxism.” Journal of Economic Issues 13, no. 1 (March): 113–140.
Morfino, Vittorio. (2015). Plural Temporalities: Transindividuality and the Aleatory Between Spinoza and Althusser. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Book. -------- 00:00 - 03:10 Background 03:11 - 03:25 Intro 03:26 - 05:45 Definitions 05:46 - 10:42 Knowledge Production 10:43 - 12:45 Contradictions 12:46 - 15:40 Time 15:41 - 17:40 ConclusionImperialism Today: Unequal Exchange and Globalized ProductionThe Marxist Project2022-11-14 | How should Marxists revise their understanding of imperialism to fit the major global shifts that have occurred in the past century? How does a highly globalized capitalism extract surplus value from underdeveloped regions of the world? In this video we consider the relevant components for a contemporary theory of imperialism. -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Amin, Samir. 2018. Modern Imperialism, Monopoly Finance Capital, and Marx’s Law of Value. New York: Monthly Review Press.
Attewell, Paul A. 1984. Radical Political Economy Since the Sixties: A Sociology of Knowledge Analysis. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
Ross, Robert J. S., and Kent C. Trachte. 1990. Global Capitalism: The New Leviathan. SUNY Series in Radical Theory. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Suwandi, I. Value chains: The new economic imperialism. 2019. Monthly Review Press.
Smith, John. 2016. Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism’s Final Crisis. New York, NY: Monthly Review Press Additional Information: Lenin, V.I. 1917. Империализм как высшая стадия капитализма. [Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]. Zhizn’ i znanie.
Marx, Karl. 1991. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Compiled by Friedrich Engels. Translated by David Fernbach. Vol. 3. 3 vols. N.p.: Penguin Group.
Kubálková, V., & Cruickshank, A. 2015. Marxism-Leninism and the theory of international relations (Vol. 4). Routledge. -------- 00:00 - 03:36 Introduction 03:37 - 06:49 Dependency Theory 06:50 - 14:03 Unequal Exchange 14:04 - 17:44 Globalization and Value Chains 17:45 - 20:12 ConclusionWhy We Need to Look Beyond Capitalism to Save the PlanetThe Marxist Project2022-10-03 | Are there truly viable capitalist solutions to the ecological crisis? What are the limits of market logic and how do they prevent us from saving the biosphere? This video will cover a couple reasons why capitalism cannot be the way forward for life on Earth.
Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/introduction-b8f7ec9e6d6e -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Burkett, P. (2009). Marxism and Ecological Economics: Toward a Red and Green Political Economy. Haymarket Books.
Williams, C. (2010). Ecology and socialism: Solutions to capitalist ecological crisis. Ha ymarket Books.
aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/9/19/degrowth-is-not-austerity-it-is-actually-just-the-opposite -------- **FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
00:00 - 02:41 Introduction 02:42 - 08:33 The Limits of Market Logic 08:34 - 14:00 Are We Trying to Save Capitalism, or the Planet? 14:00 - 15:24 Conclusion 15:25 - 15:52 OutroWhat Words and Their Meanings Tell UsThe Marxist Project2022-08-08 | In the final installment of a three-part series on language, we look at an example of the way words and their meanings are determined by socio-historical forces. In our case study, we see that individuals can come to view the same word as meaning something completely different.
Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/what-words-and-their-meanings-tell-us-9619a9df4fc3 -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Thank you to N for reviewing the script. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Carlucci, A. (2015). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. Haymarket Books. Lecercle, J.-J. (2009). A Marxist Philosophy of Language (G. Elliott, Trans.). Haymarket Books. -------- **FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Marxism After Marx | Gramsci: Language and PoliticsThe Marxist Project2022-08-01 | In the second installment of a three-part series on language, we talk about Gramsci. Though he is largely famous for his theories on hegemony, ideology, and political struggle, Gramsci was also keenly engaged in questions regarding languages. Gramsci, like many of his contemporaries, believed that unification was the direction humanity was headed in -- but the path to getting there would not be straightforward. Moreover, balancing encouragement for integration with protection of minority languages was of the utmost importance to Gramsci (especially since he himself hailed from Sardinia, one of Italy's many distinct regions with its own language). We also look at the early Soviet experience with language policies and Gramsci's evaluation of the Soviet approach.
Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/gramsci-language-and-politics-c07e841b2f88 -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Thank you to N for reviewing the script. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Carlucci, A. (2015). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. Haymarket Books. Lecercle, J.-J. (2009). A Marxist Philosophy of Language (G. Elliott, Trans.). Haymarket Books. -------- **FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
00:00 - 02:19 Introduction 02:20 - 04:31 Unification and Diversity 04:32 - 08:49 Soviet Views and Policies 08:49 - 11:01 Language in the FutureA Philosophy of LanguageThe Marxist Project2022-07-26 | In the first installment of a three-part series, we'll talk about how Marxists might conceptualize language and why such a position provides analytical advantages over more mainstream views. In short, language is not an abstract system of gears, levers, and buttons, but rather a living, material phenomenon that is determined by socio-historical circumstances. In part two, we will consider the overlap between language and politics. In the final part, we will review an example of the way in which languages are socially determined and what implications that has for discourse.
Read the script for part one here: themarxistproject.medium.com/a-philosophy-of-language-cd61c73dddf1 -------- Narration, script, and editing by M. Thank you to N for reviewing the script. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- References: Carlucci, A. (2015). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. Haymarket Books. Lecercle, J.-J. (2009). A Marxist Philosophy of Language (G. Elliott, Trans.). Haymarket Books. -------- **FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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00:00 - 01:08 Introduction 01:09 - 05:53 The Dominant Philosophy of Language 05:54 - 07:49 Lenin and the Historical Conjuncture 07:50 - 13:01 Interpellation and Cultural Hegemony 13:02 - 17:15 A Marxist Philosophy of LanguageEuropes Transition Out of Feudalism | A Marxist Study of MercantilismThe Marxist Project2022-05-20 | To the extent that it can be subjected to generalizations, mercantilist economic thought was the complex product of a transitional period. The particularities of the mercantilists were developed by the continuities and ruptures of a transitional conjuncture as the feudal mode of production receded into history and the emerging capitalist structure took its place. As such, export-surpluses, bullionism, state regulation, and monopolies were all the prescriptive features of a theoretical attitude driven by commercial competition. Read the script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/a-marxist-study-of-mercantilism-f95e31e885c0 -------- Narration, script, and editing by M Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Footnote: The definition of “conjuncture” provided by Wolff and Resnick (1979) is useful to our discussion of the mercantilist era: “A conjuncture is the social formation at a specific time and place. When a conjuncture involves the overwhelming masses of the population in one type of class relation, say feudal, then the entire formation takes the name of the primary relation: a feudal social formation. Other types of class relations present in a feudal social formation are secondary. A transitional conjuncture involves a situation where class struggles within and among class relations have developed to a point where a previously secondary class relation seriously threatens to become primary” (10). -------- References: Hunt, E. K., and Mark Lautzenheiser. 2011. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Perspective. 3rd ed. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. Marx, Karl. 1991. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Compiled by Friedrich Engels. Translated by David Fernbach. Vol. 3. 3 vols. N.p.: Penguin Group. Mini, Piero. 1974. Philosophy and Economics: The Origins and Development of Economic Theory. Gainesville, FL: University Presses of Florida. Polanyi, Karl. 2001. “The Self-Regulating Market and the Fictitious Commodities: Labor, Land, and Money.” In The Great Transformation, 71–81. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. Resnick, Stephen, and Richard D. Wolff. 1979. “The Theory of Transitional Conjunctures and the Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism in Western Europe.” Review of Radical Political Economics 11 (3): 3-22. doi.org/10.1177/048661347901100302. Wiles, Richard. 1987. “The Development of Mercantilist Economic Thought.” In Pre-Classical Economic Thought: From the Greeks to the Scottish Enlightenment, edited by S. T. Lowry, 147-183. N.p.: Springer, Dordrecht. Wolff, Richard D., Antonino Callari, and Bruce Roberts. 1984. “A Marxian Alternative to the Traditional ‘Transformation Problem.” Review of Radical Political Economics 16 (2/3): 115–35. -------- Attribution: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com
00:00:00 - 00:00:10 Opening 00:00:10 - 00:01:32 Introduction 00:01:33 - 00:03:49 Background 00:03:50 - 00:09:12 Mercantilism 00:09:13 - 00:11:23 Theory and Practice: The Mercantilist Experience 00:11:24 - 12:00 ConclusionThe Fall of the USSR: The Economy and Other Problems, ft. 1DimeThe Marxist Project2022-04-19 | What was the logic of the Soviet economy, and where did it falter? We discuss this and other problems of the late Soviet era in the second part of our conversation with 1Dime. If you haven't seen the **first part**, check it out here:
The bonus part will be available to patrons: patreon.com/themarxistproject -------- Also, please check out 1Dime's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCQWoY8CkEGeE4t62djCZk-A And 1Dime's podcast channel: youtube.com/c/1DimeRadio -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Reading List: Allen, R. C. (2021). Farm to factory. Princeton University Press. Suny, R. G., Martin, T., & Martin, T. D. (Eds.). (2001). A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin. Oxford University Press. Suny, R. G. (2002). The structure of Soviet history: Essays and documents. Oxford University Press. Siegelbaum, L. H., & Suny, R. G. (Eds.). (1994). Making workers Soviet: power, class, and identity. Cornell University Press. Fitzpatrick, S. (1999). Everyday Stalinism: ordinary life in extraordinary times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s. Oxford University Press, USA. Parenti, M. (1997). Blackshirts and Reds: Rational fascism and the overthrow of communism. City Lights Books. Peters, B. (2016). How not to network a nation: The uneasy history of the Soviet Internet. MIT Press. Gerovitch, S. (2008). InterNyet: why the Soviet Union did not build a nationwide computer network. History and Technology, 24(4), 335-350. Resnick, S. A., & Wolff, R. D. (2013). Class theory and history: Capitalism and communism in the USSR. Routledge. Cockshott, W. P., & Cottrell, A. (2000). Towards a new Socialism. Lewin, M. (2005). The soviet century. Verso. Ticktin, H. H. (1973). Towards a Political Economy of the USSR. Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, 1(1), 20-41. -------- Intro and outro music: Soviet song (1962) - Glory to the ones who look forward!
**FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. -------- 00:00:00 - 00:03:20 Introduction 00:03:20 - 00:24:46 Khrushchev and Revision 00:24:46 - 00:32:30 Austere Life in Socialism? 00:32:30 - 00:37:00 Appeals to the Past 00:37:00 - 00:43:20 (Un)necessary Reforms 00:43:20 - 00:51:30 The Logic of the Soviet Economy 00:51:30 - 01:04:10 Coercion for Economic Progress 01:04:10 - 01:10:00 Stagnation 01:10:00 - 01:15:43 Political Shifts 01:15:43 - 01:36:28 OGAS and Cybernetics 01:36:28 - 01:45:58 Political Rigidity and Barriers to Innovation 01:45:58 - 01:51:39 Irrationality of Reforms 01:51:39 - 01:57:12 Criticism 01:57:12 - 02:11:45 Economic Inefficiencies 02:11:45 - 02:24:45 Reforms (Again) 02:24:45 - 02:30:50 Economic Systems 02:30:50 - 02:42:42 Glasnost and Authoritarianism 02:42:42 - 02:48:10 Readings 02:48:10 - 02:51:54 ConclusionClans to Classes: How the Soviets Built KazakhstanThe Marxist Project2022-01-22 | How did early Soviet nationality policies affect the history of Kazakhstan? What might be the legacies of those policies today? This video will cover a brief history of Soviet nation-building and how the (early) Soviet attitudes towards nationalist movements of oppressed groups informed the creation (at times out of nothing) of the Kazakh identity.
Read the script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/clans-to-classes-how-the-soviets-built-kazakhstan-e4f13fce2d46 -------- Narration, script, and editing by M Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- References Douglas, N. (2001). Nationalizing Backwardness: Gender, Empire, and Uzbek Identity. In A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin (pp. 191-220). Oxford University Press Inc. Edgar, A. L. (2006). Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan. Princeton University Press. Martin, T. (2001). An Affirmative Action Empire: The Soviet Union as the Highest Form of Imperialism. In A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin (pp. 67 - 90). Oxford University Press. Payne, M. (2001). The Forge of the Kazakh Proletariat: The Turksib, Nativization, and Industrialization during Stalin's First Five-Year Plan. In A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin (pp. 223 - 252). Oxford University Press Inc. Payne, M. J. (2001). Stalin's Railroad: Turksib and the Building of Socialism. University of Pittsburgh Press. Suny, R. G., Martin, T., & Martin, T. D. (Eds.). (2001). A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin. Oxford University Press. Ubiria, G. (2016). Soviet Nation-building in Central Asia: The Making of the Kazakh and Uzbek Nations. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-detains-almost-10000-over-deadly-unrest-2022-01-11 theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/08/inequality-protest-authoritarian-kazakh-government -------- **FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.The Fate of the Commune: Decollectivization in ChinaThe Marxist Project2021-12-04 | Did the reforms in the 80s save Chinese agriculture? What were the origins of the reforms and how did they affect what was already in place? In this video, we will talk specifically about the dissolution of the Chinese agricultural commune. We will challenge the dominant narrative that collective agriculture was untenable and that its abolition was spurred on by popular opposition. Obviously, the history of Chinese agriculture cannot be captured in a single video. Our purpose here is not to offer a sweeping, affirmative judgement of one system over another. What this video will hopefully shed light on is the notion that collective agriculture was replaced by something significantly more "efficient" or robust. -------- Narration, script, and editing by M Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Sources: Eisenman, Joshua. 2018. Red China's Green Revolution: Technological Innovation, Institutional Change, and Economic Development Under the Commune. N.p.: Columbia University Press.
Xu, Zhun. 2018. From Commune to Capitalism: How China’s Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty. N.p.: Monthly Review Press.
-------- **FAIR USE** Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.What is to be Read? - Episode 1: Fully Automated Luxury CommunismThe Marxist Project2021-10-17 | In the first episode of "What is to be Read?" we look at Aaron Bastani's "Fully Automated Luxury Communism." We talk about the book's central themes and offer some of our thoughts on the arguments presented by Bastani. -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Discussion by C and M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- 00:00 - 01:05 Introduction 01:06 - 15:30 Summary 15:31 - 21:32 Communism 21:33 - 33:54 Capitalism, Automation, and the Third Disruption 33:55 - 39:49 Post-Scarcity in Energy 39:50 - 44:38 Post-Scarcity in Resources 44:39 - 50:50 Post-Scarcity in Health 50:51 - 59:30 Some Limitations (and Other Reflections) 59:31 - 01:16:10 Political Directions 1:16:11 - 1:20:48 Markets vs. Planning 1:20:49 - 1:25:35 Final Thoughts -------- Video mentioned in the discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=yNzQ_sLGIuA&ab_channel=MedlifeCrisisShould Workers Get the Full Value of their Labour? | Marx’s Critique of ValueThe Marxist Project2021-08-20 | Is equitable distribution of value one of Marx's central propositions? Or did Marx's critique of the capitalist mode of production indicate a more radical departure from work as we know it? -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Many thanks to Renée (Robot Uprising Supporter) for writing this script! Thank you to Val and Elasmodon for reviewing the scripts and providing important inputs. Narration by Z. Visuals and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan -------- Sources: • Marx, Karl. “Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 1.” Penguin Classics, 1992. • Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich. “Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 3.” Penguin Classics, 1993. • Marx, Karl. “Critique of the Gotha program.” 1975. • Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich. “The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 and the Communist Manifesto.” Prometheus Books, 2009. • Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich. “Collected Works, Vol. 25: Anti-Dühring, Dialectics of Nature.” International Publishers, 1987Marxism After Marx: Richard WolffThe Marxist Project2021-06-18 | In this video we are going look over some highlights of Richard Wolff's academic works. The Marxist professor has received a lot of attention in recent years, largely due to his captivating speeches and online engagement. Nevertheless, many remain unaware of the contributions Wolff has made to various areas of Marxist theory. The objective of this video is to shed light on some of Wolff's major inputs in Marxist discourse.
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (1979). The theory of transitional conjunctures and the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Western Europe. Review of Radical Political Economics, 11(3), 3-22.
Resnick, S. A., & Wolff, R. D. (1982a). Marxist epistemology: The critique of economic determinism. Social Text, (6), 31-72.
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (1982b). A Reformulation of Marxian theory and historical analysis. The Journal of Economic History, 42(1), 53-59.
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (1992). Everythingism, or better still, overdetermination. New Left Review, 124-124.
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2001). Empire and class analysis. Rethinking Marxism, 13(3-4), 61-69.
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2004). Dialectics and class in Marxian economics: David Harvey and beyond. New School Economic Review, 1(1).
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2006). New departures in Marxian theory. Routledge.
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2010). The economic crisis: A Marxian interpretation. Rethinking Marxism, 22(2), 170-186.
Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2013a). On overdetermination and Althusser: Our response to Silverman and Park. Rethinking Marxism, 25(3), 341-349.
Resnick, S. A., & Wolff, R. D. (2013b). Marxism. Rethinking Marxism, 25(2), 152-162.
Wolff, R. D., Callari, A., & Roberts, B. (1984). A Marxian Alternative to the Traditional" Transformation Problem". Review of Radical Political Economics, 16(2-3), 115-135.
Wolff, R. D., Roberts, B., & Callari, A. (1982). Marx's (not Ricardo's)‘transformation problem’: a radical reconceptualization. History of Political Economy, 14(4), 564-582
00:00 - 02:50 Introduction 02:51 - 07:07 Overdetermination 07:08 - 10:59 Epistemology 11:00 - 13:12 Class Analysis 13:13 - 23:19 Value Theory (Transformation Problem) 23:20 - 24:28 ConclusionFundamentals of Marx: Three Circuits of Industrial CapitalThe Marxist Project2021-05-25 | [REUPLOAD] Marx considered industrial capital -- capital engaged in the production of commodities -- from the perspective of three different circuits: the money circuit, the productive circuit, and the commodity circuit. In this video, we will look at each of these circuits, how they relate to each other, and their relationship with industrial capital as a whole.
For more on this topic, see Marx's "Capital: Volume 2" (the primary source used for the video).
Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/fundamentals-of-marx-three-circuits-of-industrial-capital-aa17df7f4747 -------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. -------- Background Music: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.comUkraines Nazi ProblemThe Marxist Project2021-04-18 | The purpose of this video is to familiarize the viewer with the far right movement in Ukraine and the relevant historical/political context. What is the history of Ukrainian right-wing extremism and what does it look like today?
Disclaimer: Certain information and content will not be linked to the original source to avoid giving far-right groups any form of online traffic.
Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/marxs-theory-of-ground-rent-9495bcb93198 -------- Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. -------- Background Music: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806 Artist: http://incompetech.com -------- Sources: Bhattacharya, R., & Seda-Irizarry, I. J. (2017). Problematizing the Global Economy: Financialization and the “Feudalization” of Capital. Economics, Knowledge, and Class: Marxism Without Guarantees, Routledge, 329-45. Harvey, D. (2018). The limits to capital. Verso books. Fine, B. (1979). On Marx's theory of agricultural rent. Economy and Society, 8(3), 241-278. Marx, K. (1990). Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (Vol. 1). Penguin Books. Marx, K. (1991). Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (Vol. 3). Penguin Books. Rotta, T. N., & Teixeira, R. A. (2015). The autonomisation of abstract wealth: new insights on the labour theory of value. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 40(4), 1185-1201.Marxism After Marx: Geopolitical EconomyThe Marxist Project2021-03-07 | The notion that our world is becoming increasingly interconnected carries across multiple disciplines and theories. The strength of this interconnectivity is the subject of considerable debate. Has capital rendered the nation-state obsolete? Or do international politics still largely manifest themselves as tensions between distinct sovereign bodies? If there is a transnational capital, what does it look like? Does the presence of a transnational capital engender a transnational capitalist class? These questions are crucial if we are to lay out a model for how capitalism works on the world stage. (Sources are below)
00:00 Introduction 02:57 Non-Marxian Schools of IR 05:41 The State in Global Political Economy 11:20 Power Dynamics 16:11 Financialization 19:23 Capitalism's Frontiers 21:38 Conclusion/Summary
Bhattacharya, R., & Seda-Irizarry, I. J. (2017). Problematizing the global economy: Financialization and the “feudalization” of capital. Economics, Knowledge, and Class: Marxism Without Guarantees (pp. 329 - 345). Routledge. Chesnais, F. (2019). Finance capital today: Corporations and banks in the lasting global slump. Haymarket Books. Gartzke, E. (2007). The Capitalist Peace. American Journal of Political Science, 51(1), 166-191. Gartzke, E., Li, Q., & Boehmer, C. (2001). Investing in the peace: Economic interdependence and international conflict. International organization, 55(2), 391-438. Harvey, D. (2010). The right to the city: From capital surplus to accumulation by dispossession. Accumulation by dispossession, 17-32. Hegre, H., Oneal, J. R., & Russett, B. (2010). Trade does promote peace: New simultaneous estimates of the reciprocal effects of trade and conflict. Journal of Peace Research, 47(6), 763-774. Keohane, R. (1986). “Realism, Neorealism and the Study of World Politics.” In Neorealism and Its Critics. Edited by Robert Keohane. New York: Columbia University Press. Lenin, V.I. (1917). Империализм как высшая стадия капитализма. [Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]. Zhizn’ i znanie. Robinson, W. I. (2010). Beyond the theory of imperialism: Global capitalism and the transnational state. In A. Anievas (Ed.), Marxism and world politics: Contesting global capitalism (pp.61 - 76). New York, NY: Routledge. Scott, J. M., Ralph C.G., and Cooper D.A.. (2016). International Relations. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. Souva, M., & Prins, B. (2006). The liberal peace revisited: The role of democracy, dependence, and development in militarized interstate dispute initiation, 1950–1999. International Interactions, 32(2), 183-200. Smith, T. (2009). Globalisation: A systematic Marxian account. Haymarket Books. Ten Brink, T. (2015). Global political economy and the modern state system. Haymarket Books. Teschke, B. and Lacher, H. (2010) The changing ‘logics’ of capitalist competition. In A. Anievas (Ed.), Marxism and world politics: Contesting global capitalism (pp.27 - 41). New York, NY: Routledge.Fundamentals of Marx: A Theory of TransitionsThe Marxist Project2021-01-25 | Is Marx's theory of history linear or deterministic? How do transitions between modes of production actually occur according to Marx and what can that tell us about the dynamics at play in transhistorical development? In this episode we dive into a close reading of several passages from Marx which suggest that his theory of transitions is not linear but rather complex and heterogeneous. -------- Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Narration by "P" (Check out P's podcast! bit.ly/HellworldPodcast) Script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. -------- Background Music: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806 Artist: http://incompetech.com -------- Further Reading/Source Material: Althusser, L., Balibar, E., Roger, E., Pierre, M., & Jacques, R. (2016). Reading capital: The complete edition. Brooklyn: Verso. Chibber, V. (2011). What is living and what is dead in the Marxist theory of history. Historical Materialism, 19(2), 60-91. Marx, K., Engels, F., Mandel, E., & Fernbach, D. (1991). Capital: A critique of political economy. London: Penguin Books in association with New Left Review. Marx, K., Engels, F., & Lenin, V. I. (1972). On Historical Materialism: A Collection. Moscow: Progress. Sourced: marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1890/letters/90_09_21.htmFundamentals of Marx: Simple and Expanded ReproductionThe Marxist Project2020-12-19 | In Volume 2 of Capital, Marx introduced several schemas and tables that were designed to represent his model of reproduction on a social scale. To get a better sense for how both simple and expanded reproduction work in Marx's theory, we will go over the relevant mechanisms and dynamics. -------- Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProject -------- Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. -------- Background music from ToastedTomatoes: ToastedTomatoes YT Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCiEQkHW4YKFyozSaxteUiyg Twitter: twitter.com/toastedtomatoes Bandcamp: http://toastedtomatoes.bandcamp.com -------- Further Reading/Source Material: Marx, K., Engels, F., Mandel, E., Fernbach, D., & Marx, K. (1990). Capital: A critique of political economy (Vol. 2). London: Penguin Books in association with New Left Review. [See Chapters 18, 20, 21]
(Thank you to the people who pointed at the error in the first upload!)Fundamentals of Marx: Circulation and Turnover of CapitalThe Marxist Project2020-11-26 | This video focuses on the important concepts of circulation and turnover of capital as they are presented in Marx's second volume of "Capital." Both circulation and turnover add considerable depth to Marx's model and must be considered when making broad macroeconomic analyses.
Background Music: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806 Artist: http://incompetech.comElections, Imperialism, and the Left: Revolutionary Lumpen Radio, International Leftist LibraryThe Marxist Project2020-11-19 | The International Leftist Library hosted a special Revolutionary Lumpen Radio episode on its server in celebration of reaching 1000 members! The Marxist Project was invited to join in the discussion. In the episode, we cover a variety of political and social topics, as well as a little bit of personal background.
Thank you to the International Leftist Library for hosting this RLR episode! ILL is a fantastic server if you're looking for sources, books, data, and any other leftist-related information. Please check out their Discord server here: discord.gg/8A4XCq9Election Meddling and US ImperialismThe Marxist Project2020-11-04 | In this hastily-put-together video, we look at a brief history of American interference in the politics of sovereign nations and challenge the hypocrisy of US complaints regarding election meddling.
This channel does notIntroduction to Marxism: Talk and Q&A in the International Leftist LibraryThe Marxist Project2020-10-26 | A minimally edited recording of a talk by M from The Marxist Project on the Discord server "International Leftist Library." The topic of the discussion was a basic overview of various elements of Marxist theory. The talk was followed by some questions from the audience.
Thank you to the International Leftist Library for hosting this event! ILL is a fantastic server if you're looking for sources, books, data, and any other leftist-related information. Please check out their Discord server here: discord.gg/8A4XCq9
Contribute to The Marxist Project on Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProjectFundamentals of Marx: The Commodity (REUPLOAD)The Marxist Project2020-10-25 | This is a reupload of the first video in the Fundamentals of Marx Series. In this video, we discuss Marx's concept of the commodity.
Narration by "Z" Script, editing, and graphics by "M"
Background Music: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806 Artist: http://incompetech.comMarxism After Marx: Critical Consciousness and the Pedagogy of the OppressedThe Marxist Project2020-10-04 | In this video we will look at Paulo Freire's most popular and influential work: Pedagogy of the Oppressed. We will cover the ideas of conscientização (critical consciousness), dialogics and antidialogics, libertatian education, and humanization.
This video is best understood in tandem with Freire's book, which is short and very powerfully written, so please consider reading it!
Script, narration, and graphics by "M."
Music: Буран - Воскрешение (PPK cover)
Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: twitter.com/MarxistProjectFundamentals of Marx: Fixed and Fluid CapitalThe Marxist Project2020-09-08 | In this brief video we go over fixed and fluid capital as concepts in Marxist economics. How did Marx define and operationalize these terms? What are the differences between fixed and fluid capital and where do they belong in the process of accumulation?
For more on this topic, see Marx's "Capital: Volume 2" (the primary source for used for the video).
Script, graphics, and editing by "M" Narration by "P"
(Check out P's podcast! bit.ly/HellworldPodcast)The Fate of BelarusThe Marxist Project2020-08-16 | Belarus is facing a national crisis that has been coming for many decades. How did the Eastern European country arrive to this crossroads and what are its prospects for the future? To tackle this question we will look at the history of the formation of Belarusian national identity in the Soviet era. We will examine how Soviet policies towards nationalism shifted and in turn affected Belarus' development as a young nation.
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Music by Charles Tristan: soundcloud.com/charles-tristan Additional tracks used: Track 1: Poisoned Rose (YT Audio Library) Track 2: Midnight Prophet (YT Audio Library) Track 4: From Russia with Love (YT Audio Library)
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Marples, David R. “History and politics in post-Soviet Belarus.” In Contemporary Belarus: Between Democracy and Dictatorship, edited by Elena A. Korosteleva, Colin W. Lawson and Rosalind J. Marsh, 21-33. London, UK: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
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Titarenko, Larissa G. “Globalisation, Nationalism and Ethnic Relations in Belarus/” In Ethnicity and Nationalism in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States, edited by Christopher Williams and Thanasis D. Sfikas, 150-183. Hants, England: Ashgate Publishing, 1999.
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World Bank. Belarus: Prices, Markets, and Enterprise Reform. The World Bank, 1997.Women in the Political Sphere of Stalins Soviet UnionThe Marxist Project2020-08-10 | What did the participation of women in Soviet politics look like? To what degree were women involved in administrative, managerial, and political functions? Did women achieve political equality with men, or did old structures of discrimination and exclusion remain? We will be considering these questions in this video, focusing specifically on the so-called Stalin Era to determine the dynamic evolution of women's roles in early and mid Soviet politics.
Script and video/audio editing by "M" Narration by "C" Animation by "V"
Music: From Aleksey Mazhukov & VIO-66 - Music For Recreation Track 1: Paraphrase On Themes Of I. Dunayevsky's Song From The Film "Volga-Volga" Track 2: Forgive Me
Works Cited: Attwood, Lynn.“Rationality versus Romanticism: Representatives of Women in the Stalinist Press,” in Gender in Russian History and Culture, ed. Linda Edmondson,158-176. New York: Palgrave Publishers, 2001.
Bridger, Sue. “The Heirs of Pasha: the Rise and Fall of the Soviet Woman Tractor Driver,” in Gender in Russian History and Culture, ed. Linda Edmondson, 194-211. New York: Palgrave Publishers, 2001.
Engel, B. A., and Posadskaya-Vanderbeck, A. A Revolution of their Own: Voices of Women in Soviet History (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1998), 101-116; 132-154.
Fitzpatrick, S., and Slezkine, Y. (Eds.). In the Shadow of Revolution: Life Stories of Russian Women from 1917 to the Second World War (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000), 305-321; 342-349; 391-393.
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Вдовина, А.А. “Повышение роли и авторитета женщин в общественно-политической жизни Уральского региона в период Великой Отечественной войны,” Вестник Оренбургского государственного университета, № 1 (2014): 8-14. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/povyshenie-roli-i-avtoriteta-zhenschin-v-obschestvenno-politicheskoy-zhizni-uralskogo-regiona-v-period-velikoy-otechestvennoy-voyny
Большакова, О.В. “2009.02.023. Букер г. Женщины, бюрократия и повседневная жизнь в послевоенной Москве, 1945-1953. Bucher G. women, the bureaucracy and daily life in postwar Moscow, 1945-1953. - boulder: East European monographs, 2006. - x, 217," Социальные и гуманитарные науки. Отечественная и зарубежная литература. Серия 5: История. Реферативный журнал, № 2 (2009): 117 - 121. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/v/2009-02-023-buker-g-zhenschiny-byurokratiya-i-povsednevnaya-zhizn-v-poslevoennoy-moskve-1945-1953-bucher-g-women-the-bureaucracy-and-daily
Морева, Е.Н. & Шевцова, О.Н. “Патерналистская политика советского государства в решении социальных проблем женщин в 50-80-е гг. XX В. На примере Алтайского края,” Известия Алтайского государственного университета, 3, № 4, (2009): 138 - 139. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/v/paternalistskaya-politika-sovetskogo-gosudarstva-v-reshenii-sotsialnyh-problem-zhenschin-v-50-80-e-gg-xx-v-na-primere-altayskogo-kraya
А.В. Петров & Ю.В. Кокорева, “Развитие института правового статуса женщин в советской России через призму женского движения: политико-правовой аспект,” Вестник Нижегородского университета им. Н.И. Лобачевского, № 4 (2009): 237 - 243. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/razvitie-instituta-pravovogo-statusa-zhenschin-v-sovetskoy-rossii-cherez-prizmu-zhenskogo-dvizheniya-politiko-pravovoy-aspektFundamentals of Marx: ContradictionsThe Marxist Project2020-05-26 | How did Marx use the term "contradictions"? How did subsequent Marxists build upon this concept and apply it to their own investigations of social systems? There is no concrete answer to these questions but the topic is nevertheless worth considering if we are to adequately engage with the many works in the Marxist school of thought that employ "contradictions" in some capacity.
Script read by C. Writing, editing, and visuals by M.
Harvey, D. (2014). Seventeen contradictions and the end of capitalism. Oxford University Press, USA.
Mao, Z. (1987). On contradiction. Chinese Studies in Philosophy, 19(2), 20-82.
Marx, K., & Engels, F. (1992). Capital, volume two: The process of circulation of capital. Penguin Classics, p. 391.Lenin in Five Minutes: The National QuestionThe Marxist Project2020-04-22 | In this installment of Lenin in Five Minutes, we consider the so-called "national question." What is the Leninist interpretation of nationalism and what role do nationalist movements played in the broader socialist project?
The original script for this video was written by "S" and edited by "S" and "M" together. "S" also produced much of the graphics for this video and the new intro animation in recent videos.
marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/jan/x01.htmSoviet Famine of 1932: An OverviewThe Marxist Project2020-04-12 | This video will look at the events surrounding the infamous Soviet famine of 1932, which many have interpreted as a deliberate Bolshevik tactic to attack dissidents. Some even believe that the famine was nothing short of a genocide against the Ukrainian people.
Looking at *non-Marxist* scholars, the conclusion can only be that no evidence exists to support the so-called "political interpretation."
Davies, R.W., & Wheatcroft, S.G. (2006). Stalin and the Soviet famine of 1932-33: A reply to Ellman. Europe-Asia Studies, vol 58, No.4, pp.625-633.
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