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The logic of Lenin v the logic of Trump
SAM BROWSE examines how Lenin’s analysis remains relevant for confronting modern challenges of inequality, climate change and rising fascism ahead of an important discussion with the acclaimed historian and activist Paul le Blanc
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LENIN lies in a tomb in Moscow, yet his teachings are still reviled by “mainstream” politics 100 years since his death. But in today’s world, riven by inequality, climate catastrophe and war, is it worth returning to his radical understanding of democracy, his demands of “peace, land and bread” and the fundamental analysis behind them?
To look at this question, on Wednesday November 6, activists from across the left will meet in London’s historic Marx Memorial Library in a discussion, led by Paul Le Blanc, entitled The Logic of Lenin versus the Logic of Trump.
An activist and acclaimed US historian teaching at La Roche University, Pennsylvania, Le Blanc is the author of a multitude of books and articles, most recently Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution (2023, Pluto).
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