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Josef Stalin on the Labour party and Nato
‘The Labour government has agreed to turn Britain into a military and air base for the United States of America to attack the Soviet Union.’
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Josef Stalin on Winston Churchill and the spread of socialism to eastern Europe
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Starmer promises to ‘fix’ Britain – with racism, repression, austerity and war
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How a people’s government defeated a west-backed terrorist insurgency
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Joti Brar and Garland Nixon ep8: Social democracy and the labour aristocracy
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The reactionary nightmare of ‘gender fluidity’
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Craig Murray on Richard Medhurst and the right to armed resistance
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Labour gets ready to implement the ‘Liz Truss’ (Jeremy Corbyn) lock
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Andrei Zhdanov: On the principles underlying Soviet literature and art
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How the KKE uses Marxist terminology to cover its retreat from Marxism
Socialist realism highlights
Working-class history / Book review: The East Was Read by Vijay Prashad
An excellent collection that reminds us of the urgent need for a cultural renaissance amongst the working and oppressed masses.
Cuba / Alicia Alonso: architect of Cuba’s socialist ballet
A true daughter of the masses, whose talent and art was put at the service of the people and the building of a new society.
Film and TV / Film review: Joker
A real controversy, a true subversion, or merely a storm in a teacup?
Music / A worker reviews Shostakovich’s fifth symphony in concert
Shostakovich’s greatest triumph arose from Soviet life, reflecting its optimism and spirit.
USSR / An introduction to the life and times of Maxim Gorky
Celebrating 150 years since the birth of the great Soviet writer and pioneer of socialist realism.
Culture / Promotion of proletarian culture
The battle for culture is a vital front in the class war. Promoting proletarian art is part of building a revolutionary consciousness among workers in Britain.
USSR / Andrei Zhdanov: Principles underlying Soviet literature and art pt 2
Part two of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.
USSR / October 100: The Red Army choir
Culture by and for the people, uplifting hearts and spirits, and reinforcing the struggle for socialism.
USSR / Andrei Zhdanov: On the principles underlying Soviet literature and art
Part one of a biography of an extraordinary servant of the proletariat.
USSR / Soviet ballet: dancing the heritage of humanism
How socialist realism, serving the people, sparked unparalleled creativity.
Books / Ian McEwan’s White Tooth
The thinking woman’s Ruth Rendell.