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Letter to north Korea in praise of its selfless fraternal solidarity with Russia
New solidarity organisation expresses appreciation for the internationalist and socialist example set by the brave people of the DPRK.
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Communist work in the trade unions
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Ukraine war – approaching the end game
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The reactionary nightmare of ‘gender fluidity’
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Develop the anti-imperialist core of the Palestine solidarity movement
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The Labour party is the agent of increased political repression in Britain
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Trotskyism – an imperialist, treacherous tendency
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The fight against bureaucracy in the Soviet Union under Stalin
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Tenth party congress elects new leadership as capitalist crisis deepens
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We must build our organisation and connect it to the masses
Socialist realism highlights
Books / Arun Som: translation genius who brought Soviet books to Bengali masses
After a decades-long pause, publishers in India are now reissuing Bengali translations of great Soviet works of literature and science in large numbers.
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.