A century has passed since the death of Vladimir Lenin, a pivotal figure whose ideas continue to spark debate and analysis. At this year's Marxisme Festival, we delve into Lenin's real legacy, peeling away layers of distortion. While Stalin transformed Lenin into a religious icon devoid of substance, and bourgeois critics dismissed him as a tyrant, the truth of Lenin's theories and actions offers a dynamic application of the Marxist method of understanding the world and organising from below to change it. Join us to explore how Lenin's commitment to revolutionary change and his theoretical contributions remain profoundly relevant in today's struggles.
This meeting will be in Dutch, with translation to English upon request.
Speaker: historian Ron Blom is the author of several books about the labor movement in a broad sense. Ron is active for the International Socialists in Amsterdam.