Marxism and Anarchism: A Collection of Writings Author_Alan Woods The Russian Revolution of 1917

The Russian Revolution of 1917 can be regarded as the greatest event in human history

500-year battle between exponents of materialism and idealism is rooted not in philosophy but in a far deeper conflict in society—between the established order and the social classes that seek to overthrow it

Drawing on a mass of carefully assembled material from his personal archives and many other sources

took their destiny into their own hands and demonstrated that it is possible for the workers to run society democratically

Marxism and Anarchism: A Collection of Writings Author_Alan Woods The Russian Revolution of 1917The crisis of capitalism has shattered the illusion of the American Dream. Millions of people who until recently took little or no interest in politics now find themselves in the streets protesting and demonstrating against a social and political order that has become intolerable. Austerity, cuts, and constant instability is the best this system can offer the majority. Under these conditions, the ideas of libertarianism, anarchism, and socialism are