Readings on Leninism

Reading for Week 1 on Leninism

Lenin and the Party: Debunking the Myths, Mick Armstrong, Sandra Bloodworth & Marc Newman
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/armstrong/Lenin.doc
Read the essay called "So what do we mean by a revolutionary party?"

Reading for Week 2 on Leninism

Lenin and the Party: Debunking the Myths, Mick Armstrong, Sandra Bloodworth & Marc Newman
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/armstrong/Lenin.doc
Read the essay called "Lenin and Democratic Centralism: Debunking the Myth?"

Reading for Week 3 on Leninism

Lenin: Building the Party, Tony Cliff
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/cliff/lenin/btp/index.html
Read Chapter 4: "What is to be Done?"

Reading for Week 4 on Leninism

Lenin: Building the Party, Tony Cliff
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/cliff/lenin/btp/index.html
Read Chapter 5: "The 1903 Conference: Bolshevism Is Born"

Reading for Week 5 on Leninism

Lenin: Building the Party, Tony Cliff
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/cliff/lenin/btp/index.html
Read Chapter 8: "Open the Gates of the Party"

Reading for Week 6 on Leninism

Lenin: Building the Party, Tony Cliff
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/cliff/lenin/btp/index.html
Read Chapter 16: "Lenin Expels the Ultra-Leftists"

Reading for Week 7 on Leninism

Lenin: Building the Party, Tony Cliff
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/cliff/lenin/btp/index.html
Read Chapter 17: "The Final Split with Menshevism"

Reading for Week 8 on Leninism

Lenin: Building the Party, Tony Cliff
http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/cliff/lenin/btp/index.html
Read Chapter 20: "The Bolshevik Party becomes a mass party"