Gregory Voitinsky
Comintern organizer who arrived in China in March 1920
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Apr 30, 2020 • 23min
Demarcation and Organization: The Chinese Communist Party is Founded
Explore the challenges faced by Chinese Communists in the early 1920s as they clarified their interpretation of Marxism, demarcated from anarchism, and advocated for revolutionary strategy. Learn about the influence of Marxism, the dynamic between the Communist Party and anarchists, the tension between individualism and group loyalty, and the challenges faced during the founding Congress in 1921.
Apr 24, 2020 • 25min
From Russia with Organizational Expertise: The Comintern Comes to China
Gregory Voitinsky, a Comintern organizer, arrives in China in 1920 and helps found the Communist Party. The podcast explores the influence of the Russian Revolution on China and the establishment of the Communist International. It also discusses Lenin's interpretation of Marx's 'Capital', commodity fetishism, and the importance of breaking free from capitalist thinking.
