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What Is to Be Done?

Book • 2014

Nikolai Chernyshevsky

Written in 1863 by Nikolai Chernyshevsky, 'What Is to Be Done?

' is a novel that had a significant influence on Russian revolutionary thought.

The story follows Viéra Pavlovna, a young woman who seeks economic independence and starts a cooperative workshop for seamstresses.

The novel promotes the creation of small socialist cooperatives, advocates for women's rights, and critiques the patriarchal and authoritarian structures of Russian society.

It was written in response to Ivan Turgenev's 'Fathers and Sons' and played a central role in polarizing the Russian intelligentsia between radical and liberal reformers.

The novel's impact was so profound that it contributed to the conflicts leading up to the Russian Revolution.

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Mentioned in 16 episodes

Mentioned by

Vejas Liulevicius

when discussing influences on Lenin's revolutionary thinking.

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#444 – Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler

Mentioned by

David Runciman

when discussing a book that Lenin considered incredibly important during his youth, influencing his early works.

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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Lenin and Trotsky

Mentioned by Alyson and

Breht

as a classic work on the role and organization of the revolutionary party in the communist movement.

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[BEST OF] What Is To Be Done? - V.I. Lenin

Mentioned as a novel that played a major role in the Russian revolutionary movement.

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Revolutionary Mythology: The War for the Vision Space

Mentioned by

Joseph Torigian

as a book read by a character that inspired Xi Jinping.

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Xi Zhongxun: The Party's Interests Come First

Mentioned by Savannah as a book about revolutionary theory.

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Marxism for the Masses w/ Savannah from All Power Books

Mentioned by James Lindsay in relation to his writings on agitation and propaganda.

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Agitation and Propaganda: The Battlespace of the 21st Century

Cited by

Marci Shore

as a pivotal text where Lenin outlines a method to accelerate historical processes.

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Class 8: Leninism, the Rushing of History

Mentioned by

Samo Burja

in comparison to Plato's Republic, highlighting their structural similarities in revolutionary models.

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Long Ripples in History

Mentioned as another text written as a response to Edward Bernstein.

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Ep 84 - Reform or Revolution (Part I of II)

Mentioned by

Robin D.G. Kelly

referencing a story of Lemon Johnson opening a drawer and pulling out a copy of the book, and a box of shotgun shells, and saying, 'right there, theory and practice'.