Russia : from Proletarian Revolution to State-Capitalist Counter-Revolution
Subtitle: Selected Writings
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9789004323339
Subjects: Soviet union, history, revolution, 1917-1921; Socialism; Communism; Liberty
Description: Russia: From Proletarian Revolution to State-Capitalist Counter-Revolution' is a selection of writings by the Marxist-Humanist philosopher Raya Dunayevskaya, which begins with an examination of Lenin's Hegel Notebooks, his philosophic preparation for proletarian revolution, followed by a section on "What Happens After" the revolution - the first years post 1917. Analyses of Trotsky, Stalin, Bukharin, and Luxemburg are presented. A key section is "Russia's Transformation into Opposite: The Theory of State-Capitalism." Opposition to Russian state-capitalism such as the 1953 East Germany Revolt and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution are described. Mao's China as another form of state-capitalism, as well as the Sino-Soviet conflict, is discussed. The study ends with a "battle of ideas" with other analyses of the Revolution and its aftermath.