To The Masses: Proceedings Of The Third Congress Of The Communist International, 1921
Historical Materialism, Volume 91
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
Av John Riddell
709 kr
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-01-26
- Mått152 x 230 x 59 mm
- Vikt1 378 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieHistorical Materialism
- Antal sidor1 302
- FörlagHaymarket Books
- ISBN9781608466351
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John Riddell has translated and edited eight volumes of documents of the Communist movement in the era of the Russian revolution, such as Toward the United Front: Proceedings of the Fourth Congress of the Communist International, 1922 (Haymarket, 2013). A further volume now in preparation will complete this ambitious project.
- List of SpeakersEditorial IntroductionBackground to the CongressThe Third CongressSchool of StrategyAbout This EditionAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsPreliminary StatementsProvisional Congress AgendaCall for the Third World CongressInvitation to the Third Congress of the Communist InternationalProceedingsSession 1. Opening Session (22 June)Session 2. World Economy – Report (23 June)Session 3. World Economy – Discussion (24 June)Session 4. Executive Committee Report (25 June)Session 5. Executive Committee Report – Discussion (26 June)Session 6. Executive Committee Report – Discussion (27 June)Session 7. Executive Committee Report – Discussion (27 June)Session 8. The KAPD; the Italian Question (28 June)Session 9. Italian Question; Executive Report (29 June)Session 10. Tactics and Strategy – Report (30 June)Session 11. Tactics and Strategy – Discussion (1 July)Session 12. Tactics and Strategy – Discussion (1 July)Session 13. Tactics and Strategy – Discussion (2 July)Session 14. Tactics and Strategy – Discussion (2 July)Session 15. Trade Unions – Reports (3 July)Session 16. World Economy; Trade Union Discussion (4 July)Session 17. Russian Communist Party (5 July)Session 18. Trade Unions – Discussion (6 July)Session 19. Trade Unions – Discussion (7 July)Session 20. Youth and Women’s Movements (8 July)Session 21. Tactics and Strategy, Germany, Cooperatives (9 July)Session 22. Cooperatives, Organisation (10 July)Session 23. Eastern Question (12 July)Session 24. Closing Session (12 July)List of DelegationsTheses, Resolutions, and AppealsTheses on the World Situation and the Tasks of the Communist InternationalResolution on the Report by the Executive Committee of the Communist InternationalTheses on Tactics and StrategyThe March Action and the Situation in the VKPDAppeal for Max HoelzTheses on the Communist International and the Red International of Labour UnionsResolution on Work in the Cooperative MovementTheses on the Work of Communists in the CooperativesTheses on the Report Concerning the Policies of the Communist Party of RussiaResolution on the Policies of the Communist Party of RussiaTheses on the Organisational Structure of the Communist Parties and the Methods and Content of their WorkResolution on Organising the Communist InternationalTheses on Methods and Forms of Work of the Communist Parties among WomenResolution on International Ties between Communist Women and the International Communist Women’s SecretariatResolution on Forms and Methods of Communist Work among WomenThe Communist International and the Communist Youth MovementForward to New Work and New Struggles (ECCI Appeal)Addendum: Amendments to the Theses on Tactics and Strategy (Not Approved)Appendices1. Before the Congress: The Open Letter1a. Open Letter to German Workers’ Organisations, 8 January 19211b. ECCI Debate on Open Letter, 22 February2. Before the Congress: The March Action2a. Radek to VKPD Leaders in Berlin, 14 March2b. VKPD Theses on March Action, 7 April2c. Resolution by Clara Zetkin on March Action, 7 April2d. Lenin to Zetkin and Levi on Open Letter, Livorno, and VKPD Leadership, 16 April2e. Béla Kun Defends March Action to Lenin, 6 May2f. Paul Levi Appeals to Third Congress, 31 May3. The Political Struggle at the Congress: June 19213a. Lenin to Zinoviev on Tasks at Congress, 10 June3b. Lenin on the Theses on Organisation, 10–11June, 9 July3c. German Delegation to ECCI on Zetkin’s Role, 10 June3d. German Delegation Gives Conditional Support to Draft Theses, 16 June3e. Lenin Withdraws Harsh Language, 16 June3f. ECCI Debate on French Communist Party and Leftism, 16-17 June3g. Zetkin on March Action Resolution, 18 June3h. Radek on Differences among Bolshevik Leaders, 21 June3i. Zetkin on Discussions with Lenin3j. Zetkin Sends Levi a Congress Update, 22 June3k. Zetkin to Lenin on Personal Attacks, 28 June4. The Political Struggle at the Congress: July 19214a. Trotsky Reports to Lenin on Congress Debate, 3 July4b. Lenin on Šmeral and Czechoslovak Party, 6 July4c. Lenin Reassures Hungarian Delegates, 7 July4d. German Delegation Meets with Bolshevik Leaders, 9 July4e. Lenin Speaks to Central European Delegates, 11 July4f. Zetkin on Taking Leave from Lenin4g. Lenin on His Final Meeting with Zetkin, 28 July4h. Lenin on the Outcome of the Levi Initiative, 14 August5. The Colonial Question 0005a. M.N. Roy: Theses on the Eastern Question5b. Ahmed Sultanzade: Theses on the Eastern Question5c. Zhang Tailei: Theses on the Colonial Question5d. Ivon Jones: The Black Question5e. Against Repression in PalestineChronologyGlossarySelected BibliographyIndex
"Imagine a hot, hot day. You’re trekking in the heat when suddenly an azure bay comes into view. Hurriedly you peel off and dive in to the fresh water. You feel refreshed, alert to the world around you. After plunging into To the Masses, I feel something the same."Chris Bambery, CounterfirePraise for Toward the United Front:"Riddell has here pulled off an immense and masterful editorial effort, comparing past publications of these proceedings in the four main languages of the Comintern English, French, German and Russian The work involved in clarifying the differences between texts, providing more accurate annotation, and correcting the misspelling of names and providing relevant biographical details is immense, and should earn the gratitude of generations of scholars for many years to come."Alexander Marshall, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books"We should be very grateful to John Riddell and his team of collaborators for making available, for the first time in a full English version, the minutes of the Fourth Congress of the Comintern [F]or anyone seeking to understand the history of the 20th century [Toward the United Front] will be an invaluable work of reference, and no library with pretensions to serious historical coverage should be without it "Ian Birchall, International Socialism “A brief review cannot begin to do justice to a resource like this. It will justifiably demand the attention of generations of professional and amateur historians, socialist activists and curious general readers who want to deepen their understanding of the desperate struggle to internationalise the world’s first socialist revolution in Russia in October 1917.” –International Socialism Journal“This is a huge volume and there is much wealth in it. For instance, a brilliant passage from Lenin on the importance of the colonial revolution, whose sharpness complements its brevity. Despite its size, it is not difficult to read. John Riddell and the publishers have done a real service in making this available to an English speaking audience. The first four congresses of the Communist International were seen as schools for revolution, schools from which you could never graduate. We always need to learn, to adjust our strategic and tactical approach, and there is so much we can learn here.” –Chris Bambery, Counterfire