Description

The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated lecture (originally French) by comrade Ludo Martens. Martens was a member of the Belgian Workers' Party during the time that it was a Marxist-Leninist party. Martens passed away in June of 2011 at the age of 65.

Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information

Original Lecture:
https://vimeo.com/23723629/description​

Lecture Transcript:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15EQ-...​

Recommended Literature:

Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994)
https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...​

Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938)
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...​

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...​

Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937)
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...​

PSMLS Website:

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Party of Communists USA Website

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0:00​ Introduction
0:50​ Refutation of Capitalist Characterization
7:56​ What Anit-Stalinism Really Signifies
11:45​ Historical Merits of Stalin
12:25​Stalin’s Role in the Spanish Civil War
16:08​ Stalin’s Defense of Leninist Theory
18:46​ Building of the Party into a Party of the masses
20:40​ Stalin was a Great Theoretician
22:38​ Industrialization of the USSR
27:42​ Collectivized Agriculture
37:54​ Cultural Revolution
40:39​ Organization of the Purges
54:01​ Victory Against Fascism
1:02:42​ The Fight for Socialism across the Entire World