The future of the Bolshevik Revolution: A review of Storming the Gates
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By Derek R. Ford
As we approach November 7, 2017, communists and progressive people the world over prepare to commemorate the centennial of the Bolshevik Revolution. Yet as Storming the Gates: How the Russian Revolution Changed the World makes abundantly clear, this is no time for solemn or romantic nostalgia, but rather for a critical celebration of a revolutionary event that continues to shape our present day. The centennial is, in other words, not about 1917 but about 2017 — not our past but our future.
This latest book from the Party for Socialism and Liberation crystallizes the Party’s forward-looking perspective on the Russian Revolution. Written with revolutionary optimism, the book makes clear why, even though it has been gone for a quarter of a century, it is necessary...