Leninism in 2003 (was: Re: Revolutionary Defeatism

Alan Jacobson alanjacobson at sbcglobal.net
Wed Mar 26 20:07:29 PST 2003



>When I get home, I'll check with my Dictionary of Marxist Thought to
>see what it says.
>
>Doug


>From Dictionary of Marxist Thought, edit. Thomas Bottomore, etc 1991
edition, p. 311:

Leninism (excerpt) ... More narrowly defined, Leninism is that tendency within Marxist thought which accepts the major theoretical contributions of Lenin to revolutionary Marxism. Specifically, it is an approach to the seizure of power for and by the proletariat and the building of socialist society, which legitimates revolutionary action by the party on behalf of the working class. It may be distinguished from Bolshevism which is the political practice or political movement based on Leninism. ...

entry written by David Lane



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