Rev Left Radio cover image

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

Rev Left Radio

CHAPTER

Lenin's Vision of a Working Class

Lenin argues that focusing only on the economic struggle and trade unionism isn't enough. We have to understand how the state functions and capitalism, he says. And we need to be working in all of those spheres in order to have a totalizing and holistic criticism of capitalism. The vanguard must look to all aspects of society, the ideological, the political and even the clerical - this is what Lenin calls for.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner