Historical Materialism books Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/communist-international/historical-materialism-books/ MARXIST ESSAYS AND COMMENTARY Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://i0.wp.com/johnriddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-John-Riddell-Icon-Final-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Historical Materialism books Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/communist-international/historical-materialism-books/ 32 32 22825446 Next Steps for Comintern Publication Project https://johnriddell.com/2020/11/20/next-steps-for-comintern-publication-project/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/11/20/next-steps-for-comintern-publication-project/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:07:28 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=6381 By Mike Taber: The publication project on the Communist International (Comintern) under Lenin was begun in 1983 by Pathfinder Press, under the general editorship of John Riddell. Fifteen years after Pathfinder discontinued work on the project in the early 1990s, it was restarted by John Riddell with vital publishing assistance from the Historical Materialism Book […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/11/20/next-steps-for-comintern-publication-project/feed/ 1 6381 Study Aids for Second Comintern Congress, 1920 https://johnriddell.com/2020/07/19/study-aids-for-second-comintern-congress-1920/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/07/19/study-aids-for-second-comintern-congress-1920/#respond Sun, 19 Jul 2020 13:33:34 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=5891 Appendix to “The Comintern’s Second Congress: A Centennial Introduction“ As noted in my introduction to the Communist International’s Second Congress, the online version of the Congress proceedings available on Marxists Internet Archive (MIA) is not complete. Sessions are enumerated inaccurately, and two sessions are left out entirely. The MIA version also omits the 21 appendices […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/07/19/study-aids-for-second-comintern-congress-1920/feed/ 0 5891 Comintern Project Book List Tops a Dozen https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/24/comintern-project-book-list-hits-a-dozen/ https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/24/comintern-project-book-list-hits-a-dozen/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:02:43 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5357 The Communist International Publishing Project 1983-2021 General Editors: John Riddell and Mike Taber With eight volumes of the originally projected series have now been published, with another scheduled for 2020. In addition, three related collaborative projects are completed or in preparation. All published books on the list, below, are available both at libraries and for […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/24/comintern-project-book-list-hits-a-dozen/feed/ 0 5357 New Comintern volume presents debates on United Front, fascism https://johnriddell.com/2018/06/28/new-comintern-volume-presents-debates-on-united-front-fascism/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/06/28/new-comintern-volume-presents-debates-on-united-front-fascism/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:37:39 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5081 The Communist Movement at a Crossroads: Plenums of the Communist International’s Executive Committee, 1922–1923 A further volume has been published in the 35-year effort to make available to new generations the record of the Communist International (Comintern) in Lenin’s time. “The Communist Movement at a Crossroads” presents the world movement’s main discussions of the united […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/06/28/new-comintern-volume-presents-debates-on-united-front-fascism/feed/ 0 5081 35 years of Comintern publishing: A balance sheet https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/26/35-years-of-comintern-publishing-a-balance-sheet/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/26/35-years-of-comintern-publishing-a-balance-sheet/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:13:43 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5001 The following text is a much expanded and updated version of a talk that I gave in 2013, under the title “Toward the United Front: Translations for the Twenty-First Century.” For a list of my related online articles on the Communist International, see “Lenin’s Comintern Revisited: Index.” –JR By John Riddell: In June 1983, after […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/26/35-years-of-comintern-publishing-a-balance-sheet/feed/ 6 5001 Newly published speeches by Lenin, Trotsky, and Béla Kun https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/newly-published-speeches-by-lenin-trotsky-and-bela-kun/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/newly-published-speeches-by-lenin-trotsky-and-bela-kun/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:58:32 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4965 An exchange on ultraleftism at the 1921 Comintern Third Congress To read the speeches go to: ** Leon Trotsky, ‘Clear-headed revolutionary thinking is needed’ ** Béla Kun, ‘The French Communists are guilty of opportunist conduct’ ** V.I. Lenin, ‘Trotsky was a thousand times right’ The three speeches posted here constituted a turning point in efforts […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/newly-published-speeches-by-lenin-trotsky-and-bela-kun/feed/ 0 4965 Leon Trotsky: ‘Clear-headed revolutionary thinking is needed’ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/leon-trotsky-clear-headed-revolutionary-thinking-is-needed/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/leon-trotsky-clear-headed-revolutionary-thinking-is-needed/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:52:26 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4973 Newly published speeches by Lenin, Trotsky, and Béla Kun, part 1 See also: ** Béla Kun, “The French Communists are guilty of opportunist conduct” ** V,I. Lenin, “Trotsky was a thousand times right” ** “Newly published speeches by Lenin, Trotsky, and Béla Kun” Leon Trotsky gave the speech on 16 June 1921 to the Communist […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/leon-trotsky-clear-headed-revolutionary-thinking-is-needed/feed/ 0 4973 Béla Kun: ‘The French Communists are guilty of opportunist conduct’ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/bela-kun-the-french-communists-are-guilty-of-opportunist-conduct/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/bela-kun-the-french-communists-are-guilty-of-opportunist-conduct/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:49:08 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4970 Newly published speeches by Lenin, Trotsky, and Béla Kun, part 2 See also: ** Leon Trotsky, “Clear-headed revolutionary thinking is needed” ** V.I. Lenin, “Trotsky was a thousand times right” ** “Newly published speeches by Lenin, Trotsky, and Béla Kun” Béla Kun, an exiled leader of the Hungarian communist movement and a leader of the […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/bela-kun-the-french-communists-are-guilty-of-opportunist-conduct/feed/ 0 4970 V.I. Lenin: ‘Trotsky was a thousand times right’ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/v-i-lenin-trotsky-was-a-thousand-times-right/ https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/v-i-lenin-trotsky-was-a-thousand-times-right/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:46:19 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4968 Newly published speeches by Lenin, Trotsky, and Béla Kun, part 3 See also: Leon Trotsky, “Clear-headed revolutionary thinking is needed” Béla Kun, “The French Communists are guilty of opportunist conduct” “Newly published speeches by Lenin, Trotsky, and Béla Kun” Lenin’s speech, given 17 June 1921 at the Communist International’s Third Congress, followed remarks by Trotsky […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2018/02/06/v-i-lenin-trotsky-was-a-thousand-times-right/feed/ 2 4968 ‘Heated debate and tumult’: The Comintern’s 1921 congress https://johnriddell.com/2017/12/26/heated-debate-and-tumult-the-cominterns-1921-congress/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/12/26/heated-debate-and-tumult-the-cominterns-1921-congress/#comments Tue, 26 Dec 2017 14:23:06 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4905 To the Masses: Proceedings of the Third Congress of the Communist International, 1921, edited and translated by John Riddell. Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2016. $50.00. Pp. x, 1299. By Umair Muhammad. From June 22 to July 11, 1921, the Communist International (Comintern) convened its Third Congress in Moscow. Hundreds of delegates, representing groups and political parties […]

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