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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX ,PRI*>D 

,AU?OR 3 ,&REW ,CORNELL 

,AU?OR 3 ,B5OIT ,*ALL& 

,AU?OR 3 ,C>L ,LEVY 

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,SAKU ,P9TA1 ,RU? ,K9NA1 ,ALEX ,PRI*>D1 & ,DAVID ,B]RY 

,A C5TURY HAS N[ PASS$ S9CE ! #aiag ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION 9 ,RUSSIA U%]$ 9 ! WORLD'S FIR/ 'WORK]S' /ATE4' ,ASIDE FROM ITS SIGNIFICANCE AS ONE ( ! DEF9+ HI/ORICAL MOM5TS ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY1 ! T5 DAYS ?AT %OOK ! WORLD RE%AP$ ! CONT\RS ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ,LEFT1 CA/+ A LONG %AD[ OV] LAT] GLOBAL MOVEM5TS4 ,! CLAMPD[N ON RADICAL LEFT =MATIONS ?AT FOLL[$ ! ,BOL%EVIK SEIZURE ( P[] G5]AT$ CONSID]ABLE HO/ILITY & MUTUAL RECRIM9ATION1 BR++ TO AN 5D ! REASONABLY GOOD RELATIONS ?AT GR\PS ( AN>*I/S & ,M>XI/S HAD =G$ 9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,EUROPEAN CAPITALI/ W> & AGA9/ RE=MI/ SOCIAL DEMOCRACY4.<#a.> ,?IS WAS ESPECIALLY SO AFT] ! SUPPRESSION ( ! ,MAKHNOVI/S 9 ,UKRA9E & ! ,KRON/ADT UPRIS+ 9 #a#i#b#a1 ?\< ! ANTAGONISM WAS SYMBOLIZ$ MO/ DRAMATICALLY 9 ,EUROPE 9 #aicf :5 ,FRANCO'S FAIL$ C\P GAVE A GRE5 LI<T TO ! ,SOVIET COMMUNI/ SUPPRESSION ( AN>*I/ SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,= AN>*I/S1 ,M>XISM EM]G$ AS ! UNDISPUT$ VICTOR ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & 9DISPUTABLY ! REVOLUTION'S UNDO+4 ,9 #a#i#g1 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE & ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] WROTE ?AT ! 'OLD BATTLES BETWE5 ,M>XISM OR ,M>XI/-,L59ISM ON ! ONE H& & ,AN>*ISM ON ! O!R LEFT ,M>XISM /RONG] ?AN EV]1 SU/A9$ NOT ONLY 9 ,/ATE COMMUNI/ C\NTRIES ) ALL ! VIOL5CE ( CRIM9AL ,/ATISM1 BUT BY S*OOLS ( PHILOSOPHY *URN+ !SE \T 9 ALL C\NTRIES ( ! WORLD4'.<#b.> 

,! EFFECTS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION'S ASSUMPTION ( ! LEAD]%IP ( ! WORLD REVOLUTION W]E FELT 9 LOCAL MOVEM5TS ACROSS ! GLOBE4 ,! DISA/R\S EFFECTS ( ALIGNM5T ) ! ,COM9T]N1 RESULT+ 9 ! IMPOSITION ( ,SOVIET-L$ POLICY1 >E WELL KN[N4 ',AT ! 5D ( ! TW5TIES1' ,JORGE ,SEMPRUN WROTE1 '! ,SPANI% ,COMMUNI/ P>TY WAS A T9Y SECT1 TORN AP>T BY 9T]NAL CONFLICTS 444 & NEUTRALIZ$ AS A POSSIBLE VANGU>D =CE BY ! CAPRICI\S1 AU?ORIT>IAN1 & MANIPULATIVE LEAD]%IP ( ! ALL-P[]FUL DELEGATES ( ! ,COM9T]N1 :O =C$ ! P>TY 9TO CON/ANT CONTRADICTORY %IFTS ( POLICY & *ANGES ( ! P>TY L9E4'.<#c.> ,AN>*I/S ( C\RSE HAD NO PLACE 9 ?IS NEW ,9T]NATIONAL1 BUT ! ,BOL%EVIK C\P NOT ONLY AGGRAVAT$ HI/ORIC T5SIONS BETWE5 AN>*I/S & ,M>XI/S1 IT CREAT$ /RA9S )9 AN>*I/ & ,M>XI/ MOVEM5TS1 TOO4 

,JU/ AS ! DISPUTE BETWE5 ,MAKHNO'S PLAT=MI/S & ,VOL9E'S SYN!SI/S FRACTUR$ AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ & SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS1 9 ! ,M>XI/ CAMP ANTIP>LIAM5T>Y & LEFT COMMUNI/S1 DUBB$ 9FANTILE BY ,L591 TURN$ !IR FIRE AGA9/ ! ,BOL%EVIKS & TWO SIGNIFICANT ELEM5TS ( !IR 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY3 P>LIAM5T>Y P>TICIPATION & 'BOR+ FROM )91' DESIGN$ TO TRANS=M E/ABLI%$ TRADE UNION F$]ATIONS4 ,*ANGES ) ! ,SOVIET LEAD]%IP1 RESULT+ 9 ! ID5TIFICATION ( SUCCESSIVE FIF? COLUMNS1 9EVITABLY CREAT$ NEW DIVISIONS4 ,TO BORR[ ,M>IE-,L\ISE ,B]N]I'S =MULATION3 ',9 ORD] TO PREV5T ! PA/ FROM CONDEMN+ ! PRES5T1 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ,L59 FROM JUDG+ ,/AL91 ! MILITIAM5 FROM CONDEMN+ ! ,/AL9I/ COMMISS>S1 ! COMMUNI/ MILITANTS FROM D5\NC+ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 ! VICTIMS ( ! ,G4,P4,U4 FROM ACCUS+ !IR P]SECUTORS1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO %UT !IR M\?S4'.<#d.> 

,ONCE ! ,SOVIET ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAD E/ABLI%$ ITSELF AS ! AU?ORITATIVE VOICE ( WORLD SOCIALISM1 VIRTUALLY EV]YONE :O ID5TIFI$ ) ! ,LEFT WAS OBLIG$ TO POSITION !MSELVES 9 RELATION TO IT3 AN>*I/S & ,M>XI/S1 RE=MI/S & REVOLUTION>IES ALIKE4.<#e.> ,AS ! ,BRITI% LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ J\RNAL ,AUFHEB5 NOT$3 

,EV] S9CE ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION 9 #a#i#a#g1 ALL PO9TS ALONG ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM HAVE HAD TO DEF9E !MSELVES 9 T]MS ( ! ,U,S,S,R1 & 9 DO+ SO !Y HAVE NECESS>ILY HAD TO DEF9E :AT ! ,U,S,S,R WAS4 ,?IS HAS BE5 P>TICUL>LY TRUE = ?OSE ON ! 'LEFT' :O HAVE S\<T 9 SOME WAY TO *ALL5GE CAPITALISM4 ,9 SO F> AS ! ,U,S,S,R WAS ABLE TO PRES5T ITSELF AS 'AN ACTUALLY EXI/+ SOCIALI/ SY/EM1' AS A VIABLE ALT]NATIVE TO ! 'M>KET CAPITALISM ( ! ,WE/1' IT CAME TO DEF9E :AT SOCIALISM WAS4.<#f.> 

,UND\BT$LY1 ! FRACTUR+ ( ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T WAS ORGANIZATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT & IT MAPP$1 ALBEIT IMP]FECTLY1 ON TO SOME IMPORTANT DISAGREEM5TS AB\T /RATEGY4 ,TO BE SURE1 ! /ORY ( ITS DEVELOPM5T -- TYPICALLY TRAC$ BACK TO ! BREAKUP ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL 9 #ahgb & ! SUBSEQU5T EJECTION ( AN>*I/S FROM ! CONGRESSES ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL 9 #ahif -- HAS ALSO PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT P>T 9 =G+ MOVEM5T ID5TITIES1 & HAS C]TA9LY BE5 RETOLD 9 WAYS ?AT RE9=CE OPPOSITIONAL POLITICAL LOYALTIES4 ,! 9TELLECTUAL DOM9ATION ( ,M>XISM OV] AN>*ISM 9 POLITICAL & ACADEMIC DEBATE HAS CREAT$ B>RI]S TO DIALOGUE & EX*ANGE1 & !SE CONT9UE TO RESONATE1 AS ! REC5T DISCUSSION BETWE5 ,SIMON ,SPR+] & ,DAVID ,H>VEY DEMON/RATES4.<#g.> 

,AL?\< !RE IS CONSID]ABLE DISAGREEM5T AB\T ! PROP] LABEL+ ( ! AXES SEP>AT+ ,M>XISM FROM AN>*ISM1 !RE IS ALSO A DISC]NIBLE PATT]N 9 ! PREVAIL+ %OR?&3 ,M>XISM'S HEAD TO AN>*ISM'S HE>T1 ,M>XISM'S !ORY TO AN>*ISM'S PRACTICE1 ,M>XISM'S SCI5CE TO AN>*ISM'S UTOPIANISM1 ,M>XISM'S MOD]NISM TO AN>*ISM'S PRIMITIVISM >E SOME ( ! MO/ POT5T & DEEPLY ROOT$ OPPOSITIONS4 ,A MORE REC5T V>IATION1 REHE>S$ 9 ! REC5T ,CRIT*LEY-,ZIZEK DEBATE1 :I* MO/LY RUMBL$ ON AFT] ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOCIALISM WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$1 COMP>ES ,M>XISM'S /RATEGY TO AN>*ISM'S E?ICS1 P]HAPS PICK+ UP ON ! PO/-AN>*I/ /RATEGY-TACTICS DI/9CTION4 

,:ILE NOT UND]E/IMAT+ ! SIGNIFICANCE ( !SE TRADITIONS & REPRES5TATIONS1 \R PR9CIPAL AIM 9 ?IS BOOK WAS TO %[ ?AT ! AN>*I/-,M>XI/ S*ISM ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIK SEIZURE ( P[] O/5SIBLY CEM5T$ WAS 9 FACT NEI!R F9AL NOR COMPLETE4 ,! CONSOLIDATION ( ,BOL%EVIK P[] LEFT AN 9DELIBLE M>K ON REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM1 YET ! DIVISIONS IT BUTTRESS$ W]E ALWAYS P>TIAL4 ,RELATION%IPS BETWE5 ANTI-,BOL%EVIK & ANTI-,SOVIET ,M>XI/S & AN>*I/S REMA9$ 9 FLUX & %IFTS 9 ANTI-,FASCI/ & LAT] COLD W> POLITICS /IMULAT$ A HUGE BODY ( CRITICAL !ORY & (T5 BIT+ ANALYSIS ( ! APPALL+ RESULTS ( ,SOVIET-L$ POLICY1 OP5+ UP CONS5SUAL SPACES = ACTIVI/S :O PLAC$ !MSELVES ON DIFF]5T SIDES ( ! SOCIALI/ DIVIDE4 

,VIEW$ AS A T5SION & NOT A BREA*1 ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! BLACK & ! R$ -- ! R$ ( COMMUNISM1 ! BLACK ( AN>*ISM -- REVEALS A CREATIVE DYNAMIC & A SPACE = ! >TICULATION ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM4 ,CONTRIBUTORS TO ?IS VOLUME ILLU/RATE ! OB/ACLES TO ITS DEVELOPM5T -- ! MISUND]/&+S1 DELIB]ATE DI/ORTIONS1 & MISREPRES5TATIONS ( IDEAS -- AS WELL AS ! POT5TIAL = ITS EXPRESSION1 BY LOOK+ AT LATE-N9ETE5? & TW5TIE?-C5TURY1 PRIM>ILY ,EUROPEAN1 SOCIALI/ ?\<T4 ,A SUBSEQU5T COLLECTION ( ESSAYS1 DEVELOP+ FROM ?IS VOLUME1 EXAM9ES ! SPACE & NE$ = IDEOLOGICAL CONV]G5CE & HAS A MORE CONTEMPOR>Y FOCUS1 ) A ?IRD 9 PREP>ATION EXAM9+ ! IDEOLOGICAL COMPOSITION ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y NON-,EUROPEAN ,LEFT4.<#h.> 

,!RE IS CONSID]ABLE SCOPE TO OP5 UP O!R FIELDS = ANALYSIS1 PROB+ ! POLITICS ( WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T1 RE=MULAT$ BY A NEW PO/W> G5]ATION 9 ! AFT]MA? ( ! ,HUNG>IAN ,REVOLUTION 9 #a#i#e#f1 & ! CRITIQUE ( BUREAUCRATIC CONTROL 9 ! ,WE/ & ! ,EA/2 REVISIT+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( SOCIALI/ FEM9ISMS 9 ! SPIRIT ( ,SELMA ,JAMES & BELL HOOKS BY LOOK+ AT ! RESONANCES BETWE5 MILITANTS SU* AS ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI & ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN2 EXAM9+ ! CROSS-POLL9ATION ( IDEAS 9 PO/COLONIAL CRITIQUE & ! WAYS ?AT ACTIVI/S BREA!D NEW LIFE 9TO OLD REVOLUTION>Y PR9CIPLES1 TRANSC5D+ TRADITIONAL ,M>XISMS & AN>*ISMS4.<#i.> ,PEACE ACTIVISM & ECOLOGY >E EQUALLY RI* GR\NDS = ?9K+ AB\T LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ EXP]IM5TATION4.<#a.> 

,AS ! CONTRIBUTORS TO ?IS VOLUME %[1 !RE HAS ALWAYS BE5 A RI*1 F]TILE GR\ND = ! CONFIGURATION ( 'AN>*ISM1' & ( ',M>XISM1' & = ! CON/RUCTION ( !IR 9T]RELATION4 ,BY %$D+ LI<T ON ! *>ACT] ( ! DISAGREEM5TS ?AT DIVID$ AN>*I/S FROM ,M>XI/S1 EXPLOR+ H[ !SE PLAY$ \T 9 !ORY & PRACTICE & REVEAL+ ! 9T]SECTIONS BETWE5 GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS :O LOCAT$ !MSELVES 9 7& \TSIDE (7 RIVAL TRADITIONS1 \R AIM HAS NOT BE5 TO D5Y ! T5SIONS ?AT EXI/$ -- & EXI/ -- )9 ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T1 BUT TO %[ H[ PROCESSES ( CONV]G5CE 9 BLACK & R$ POLITICS HAVE ALWAYS RUN ALONGSIDE ! POL>IZATION ( IDEOLOGICAL & !ORETICAL POSITIONS4 

,A QU>T] ( A C5TURY HAS N[ PASS$ S9CE ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 ) ,FUKUYAMA'S TRIUMPHALI/ '5D ( HI/ORY' !SIS FOLL[+ CLOSELY 9 ITS WAKE4 ,:AT HAVE BE5 ! POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS ( ! PO/-,SOVIET ]A ON ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 AN>*ISMS & ,M>XISMS8 

,)\T A D\BT SEV]AL V>IANTS ( ,M>XI/-,L59ISM REMA9 9FLU5TIAL & MA9TA9 A VIABLE PRES5CE1 ESPECIALLY ?R\< ! ,MAOI/ 9SURG5CIES ON ! ,9DIAN SUBCONT95T1 TO SAY NO?+ ( ! REMA9+ ONE-P>TY 'WORK]S' REPUBLICS4' ,NEV]!LESS1 9 ! P]IOD S9CE ! FALL ( ! ,B]L9 ,WALL1 TWO EV5TS /& \T AS EXAMPLES ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ EXP]IM5TATION3 ! ,ZAPATI/A UPRIS+ 9 ,*IAPAS1 ,MEXICO 9 #aiid & ! ,ROJAVA REVOLUTION1 9 PROGRESS S9CE #b#a#a4 ,!SE >E V]Y DIFF]5T MODELS ( REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE1 BUT EA* MAY BE SE5 AS AN EXAMPLE ( NONSECT>IAN1 9CLUSIVE1 LIB]T>IAN SELF-ORGANIZ+4 ,SUBCOM&ATE ,M>COS'S WELL-KN[N DECL>ATION ',I %IT ON ALL ! REVOLUTION>Y VANGU>DS ( ?IS PLANET' WAS NOT ONLY A REJECTION ( ,L59ISM BUT A REBUKE TO ALL SOCIALI/S 7ESPECIALLY ,EUROPEANS7 :O S\<T TO RECOMM5D MODELS ( BE/ REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE TO NON-,EUROPEAN PEOPLES4.<#a#a.> ,! UPRIS+ EM]G$ AS ! FIR/ SU/A9$ REBELLION 9 ! PO/-,SOVIET P]IOD4 ,IT REJECT$ ! WELL-WORN MODEL ( CAPTUR+ /ATE P[] & BROKE ) DOCTR9AIRE /ATE SOCIALISM1 S]V+ AS A KEY REF]5CE PO9T = ANTI-/ATE ,M>XI/S LIKE ,JOHN ,HOLL[AY & ,H>RY ,CLEAV] & SOME AN>*I/S 7?\< IT WAS NOT RECOGNIZ$ AS AN>*I/ BY O!RS74 ,! MOVEM5T CONT9UES TO EX]CISE A BOTTOM-UP =M ( SELF-GOV]NANCE OV] A L>GE T]RITORY 9 ,*IAPAS4 

,! ,ROJAVA REVOLUTION IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT REC5T EXAMPLE ( A CONV]G5CE ( ,M>XI/ & AN>*I/-9SPIR$ IDEAS S9CE ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOCIALISM WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$4.<#a#b.> ,AB&ON+ ,M>XI/-,L59I/ IDEOLOGY & SEEM+LY ! EMPHASIS ON NATIONAL LIB]ATION1 ! SOCIAL EXP]IM5T 9 ! ,ROJAVA REGION ( NOR!RN ,SYRIA ROSE TO PROM95CE AFT] ! UPRIS+S CONNECT$ TO ! ,>AB ,SPR+ %OOK ! F\NDATIONS ( E/ABLI%$ POLITICAL P[] 9 ,NOR? ,AFRICA4 ,! DRAMATIC ,/AL+RAD-ESQUE DEF5SE ( ! CITY ( ,KOBANE BY ! ,KURDI% ,PEOPLE'S ,PROTECTION ,UNITS CAPTUR$ 9T]NATIONAL HEADL9ES4 ,KURDI% =CES1 EV5TUALLY SUPPORT$ BY ,AM]ICAN-L$ BOMB+ MISSIONS1 F9ALLY GA9$ CONTROL ( ! CITY AFT] A SIX-MON? BATTLE AGA9/ ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE4 ,ASIDE FROM ! HI<LY VISIBLE ROLE ( WOM5 FI<T]S 9 ! MILITIAS1 ?IS CONFLICT HAS DRAWN ATT5TION TO ! IDEOLOGICAL TRANS=MATION ( ! ,KURDI% RADICAL ,LEFT :I* HAS BE5 DEVELOP+ S9CE ! MID-#bS1 RESULT+ 9 ! %$D+ ( A ,L59I/ H]ITAGE & ! ADOPTION ( PRACTICES ?AT LOOK SIMIL> TO ?OSE ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS2 SOME HAVE EV5 DRAWN P>ALLELS BETWE5 ! ,KURDI%-L$ /RUGGLE 9 NOR!RN ,SYRIA AGA9/ ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE & ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>Y UPRIS+ AGA9/ ,FRANCO 9 #a#i#c#f4.<#a#c.> 

,! ,MOVEM5T = A ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIETY 7,TEV-,DEM7 9 ,ROJAVA SUPPORTS A POLITICAL PROGRAM ?AT IS 9=M$ BY ! WORK ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*93 A NON-/ATI/ VISION ( NETWORK$1 SELF-GOV]N+ COMMUNITIES AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! NATION-/ATE1 OR :AT HAS BE5 T]M$ DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM BY ITS IMPRISON$ FIGUREHEAD ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN4.<#a#d.> ,IT REMA9S UNCLE> TO :AT DEGREE ! DEMOCRATIC =MS CELEBRAT$ BY ! ,TEV-,DEM HAVE BE5 EXT5D$ 9TO ! ECONOMY AS A DIRECT *ALL5GE TO CAPITALI/ PROP]TY RELATIONS4 ,LEFT CRITICS & FEM9I/S HAVE ALSO QUE/ION$ ! CULT ( P]SONALITY ?AT SURR\NDS ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN1 & !RE >E CLAIMS ( E?NIC CLEANS+ 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,H[EV]1 9T]NATIONAL SUPPORT]S ( ! MOVEM5T HI<LI<T ! RELATIVE RELIGI\S1 E?NIC1 & G5D] EQUALITY ?AT EXI/S 9 ,ROJAVA1 & REG>D ! SELF-GOV]N+ CANTONS ( NOR!RN ,SYRIA AS A VIABLE LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ ALT]NATIVE TO ! COLONIALLY E/ABLI%$ /ATE B\ND>IES 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 AS WELL AS PROVID+ AN ANTIDOTE TO ! SOCIAL T5SIONS G5]AT$ BY ! COMPRADOR B\RGEOISIE4 

,AS ! 9T]-IMP]IALI/ CONFLICT CONT9UES TO PLAY \T ?R\< HI<LY COMPLEX1 (T5 CONTRADICTORY & %IFT+ ALLIANCES1 IT SEEMS ?AT ! REAL *OICE BE=E US IS ! ONE ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG \TL9$3 SOCIALISM OR B>B>ISM4 ,P]HAPS !RE'S SOME CONSOLATION 9 ?9K+ ?AT AS ! MEMORY ( ! ,BOL%EVIK C\P DIMS & NEW TRADITIONS ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ RESI/ANCE BECOME E/ABLI%$1 ,M>XI/S & AN>*I/S WILL /OP FI<T+ EA* O!R & LOOK TO COMMONALITIES & MUTUAL /RATEGIES = REALIGNM5T & R5EWAL4 ,! *APT]S 9 ?IS VOLUME %\LD GIVE HI/ORICAL CONTEXT & PAUSE = REFLECTION 9 ! CONTEXT ( CALLS = A NEW LEFT P>TY1.<#a#e.> OR = A FULLY AUTOMAT$ LUXURY COMMUNISM4.<#a#f.> ,! FUTURE DEM&S DEBATE & 5GAGEM5T1 & ON ! BASIS ( S\ND HI/ORICAL UND]/&+4 

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