Lenin Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Leon Trotsky on Lenin’s life and legacy

The Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, died on 21 January 1924 — 100 years ago. The party he led, known as the Bolsheviks and later the Communist Party, took power in the October Revolution of 1917, the

Jan 21, 2024

Theory & History

Lenin and liberation – how Michael McDowell is wrong

By Manus Lenihan Placards with the image of the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin appeared at a pro-trans rights protest in Dublin last week. Former minister Michael McDowell took the opportunity to write an opinion piece in The Irish Times arguing that human

Sep 22, 2023

Theory & History

Revolutionary history: 100 years ago: Foundation of the USSR

By International Socialist Alternative, the international movement which the Socialist Party in Ireland is part of 30 December 1922 marked the opening of the First All-Union Congress of Soviets in the world-famous Bolshoi Theatre. On the same day, representatives of the then

Jan 2, 2023

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Imperialism and war: The outgrowth of global capitalist competition

War in Ukraine and the growing geo-political rivalry between China and the United States, which is tantamount to a new cold war between the two powers, are illustrative of the effect of imperialism on the world today. Finn McKenna reviews the Marxist

Aug 10, 2022

Theory & History

Lenin — 150 years since his birth.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his revolutionary alias, Vladimir Lenin, was born in the city of Simbirsk, now known as Ulyanovsk, on Russia’s Volga river a century and a half ago. By the age of 30, he had earned the reputation

Apr 22, 2020

100 Years since the founding of the Communist International

By Per-Ake Westerlund, member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (sister organisation of the Socialist Party in Sweden) 100 years ago, on March 2, 1919, 53 delegates from left and communist parties gathered at a congress in Moscow, with the goal of forming a new

Feb 27, 2019

The Living Legacy of the October Revolution

On the centenary of the October Revolution Eddie McCabe looks at the key events and conditions that brought about the world’s first socialist revolution and also explores the decisive leadership given by Lenin, Trotsky and the Bolshevik party.

Nov 6, 2017

Theory & History

1917: How socialist revolution inspired Irish workers

By Manus Lenihan In September 1921 the workers at the port of Cork city went on strike. They occupied the port and Bob Day, the union organiser, addressed the strikers as “Friends, comrades and Bolsheviks.” Day went on to explain what he

Feb 10, 2017

Theory & History

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

Below is an editorial from Socialism Today, the monthly magazine of the Socialist Party in England and Wales on the centenary of the Russian Revolution. Throughout the year the Socialist Party will be producing articles on this momentous event including its impact

Jan 3, 2017

Theory & History

Brief history of Russia’s 1917 socialist revolution

97th anniversary of workers taking power

Nov 7, 2014

Lenin

Leon Trotsky on Lenin’s life and legacy

Lenin and liberation – how Michael McDowell is wrong

Revolutionary history: 100 years ago: Foundation of the USSR

Imperialism and war: The outgrowth of global capitalist competition

Lenin — 150 years since his birth.

100 Years since the founding of the Communist International

1917: How socialist revolution inspired Irish workers

Centenary of the Russian Revolution

Brief history of Russia’s 1917 socialist revolution

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden