/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

Lenin's youth is interesting

>>2552208
Didnt lenin's bro got sudoku'd for his anarchism?

>>2552338
Don't think it was anarchism but yeah the tsarists hanged him for taking part in 1905.

>>2552354
He was executed much earlier and it was for assassination attempt on the tsar

Althusser was full pf shit
3rd book is crypto trotskyist recuperation of lenin for western leftists

>>2552384
this
>>2552338
Not anarchism, but Narodism, which is a unique form of Russian peasant populism that was prevalent in the 1880s and was a synthesis of Marxist, Anarchist, and Liberal ideas. It was this millieu that Lenin embedded in, in his teenage years, and it was after his brother's execution that he distanced himself from Narodism and really began to study Marxism in earnest. But he never completely lost his Narodnik influences. This is what the video posted above in >>2552208 is about; Despite its clickbait thumbnail, it's very well-researched and interesting.

I just watched that movie the young Karl Marx like two days ago. It was well made, interesting look at the time and the characters of Marx n Engels in their journey up to the founding of the communist league. I highly recommend watching it for anyone here interested in Marx' early life

>>2552410
>he never completely lost his Narodnik influences. This is what the video posted above in >>2552208 is about; Despite its clickbait thumbnail, it's very well-researched and interesting.
Wrong, and Lih rebukes this idea in the first two chapters of the book OP linked. Lenin held up the Erfurt programe.

>>2552140
>Engels & Marx changing their opinions gradually on the colonialism/imperialism question
there wasn't a change of mind, at least in marx's case. there are many early writings where he points out the "injustices" and "unfairness" of imperialism, but he didn't really concern himself with morals, neither while young nor old. his priority was understanding the facts, rather than assigning them a "good" or "bad" label, but most people here are too stupid to notice that, or practice it themselves, too baby-brained

the labor aristocracy thing is one of the most misinterpreted and misquotes by annoying ultras. the word was referring to opportunists that join the labor movement aiming for leadership positions just because they see it as easy money and a way of avoiding getting a real job. retards now think it means when your job involves a desk or a computer

>>2552140
Stalin going from 'socialism in one country is impossible' to 'socialism is possible in one country [and we'll kill you if you disagree]' is always a banger.

Non of these breaks happened holy retard

For the first point Marx already thought colonialism was destruction he just lowkey conceded that ot was historically enviable

>>2552685
>Wrong
you didn't even watch it, also it cites many sources