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Western Marxism And The Soviet Union: A Survey Of Critical Theories And Debates Since 1917

Historical Materialism, Volume 17

Marcel van der Linden author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Haymarket Books

Published:2nd Mar '09

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The Russian Question' was an absolutely central problem for Marxism in the 20th century. Numerous attempts were made to understand the nature of Soviet society. Here Van der Linden describes the development of these theoretical contributions since 1917.'

"Readers of a certain age will recall debates amongabout whether Russia was 'state capitalist' or a 'degenerated workers' state'. The debate was profoundly serious, since it raged among Stalin's victims, who needed to know why they had been defeated, and by what. Since the Russian experience is still used to vilify the idea of socialism, the debate remains relevant. Van der Lindenhas now produced a comprehensive scholarly account of the arguments."--Ian Birchall, London Socialist Historians Group

ISBN: 9781931859691

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 606g

380 pages