Issue 124 of the Communist Review has now been published and is available to purchase from Book Space Cardiff (26a Crwys Road, Cardiff, CF24 4NL).
This issue is dedicated to the concept of the revolutionary paper. It starts with an article by the editor of the Morning Star, Ben Chacko who provides an outline of the character of the revolutionary paper in our time, namely to fulfil three functions: “uniting all forces”, “guiding the movement in actual practice” and being “ready
at any time to support every protest and every outbreak”. This reflects Lenin’s positions on the importance of the existence of a revolutionary paper as articulated in an extract from 1901’s Where to Begin. An important contribution from 1923 by Gramsci on the subject follows on approaching the same subject in Italy.
A rich set of additional articles follow in the issue, including on Cuba, Cable Street and Spain, China and more.
Please note that Book Space Cardiff can also post copies of the journal.
The Communist Review is the theory and discussion journal of the Communist Party of Britain, and has been published continuously from Autumn 1988. The Communist Review intends to engage more consistently in the battle of ideas and emotions, in particular with the issues of neoliberalism, imperialism and diversionary trends such as post-Marxism, and with the degradation of social life through the ruling class’s use of the culture industries and the education system. The journal also reflects major Communist Party of Britain priorities and initiatives, and seeks out and publishes articles on various Marxist approaches internationally, looking in particular at China, Africa, India, the Caribbean and so on.