The Life and Legacy of Alexandra Kollontai (Early Release)
Added 2021-06-17 03:52:20 +0000 UTCKristen R. Ghodsee returns to the show, this time to discuss the life, work, and legacy of the Bolshevik leader and famous Marxist Feminist Alexandra Kollontai. We discuss her life, her radicalization, her relationship with other famous revolutionaries, her enduring contributions to feminism, Marxism, and proletarian history, and much, much more.
Check out AK-47, Kristen's podcast dedicated to Kollontai here: https://kristenghodsee.com/podcast
Here are all the previous episodes of RLR that Kristen has been a guest on:
Red Hangover: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/red-hangover-legacies-of-20th-century-communism-w-dr-kristen-r-ghodsee
International Women's Day: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/womens-day
Women Behind the Iron Curtain: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/women-under-socialism
Outro Song: Blame Game by Beach Bunny
Comments
Hey, just wanted to say that this episode changed me in a significant way. Kollontai, like Luxemburg, was a true visionary and I sincerely think Dr. Ghodsee does her justice instead of tokenizing her and besmirching her legacy as I unfortunately have seen some do. I furthermore wholeheartedly appreciate Ghodsee's critical lens and it has inspired me to start thinking much more critically and less dogmatically about especially the early USSR, its legacy, and its implications for the Left. We don't get anywhere by saying "X person did everything wrong/right", "X either didn't happen, or if it did it must have been good ans justified", or by simply getting defensive when guests criticize figures we might have certain preconceived notions about. I feel that we must truly strive for a "ruthless criticism of everything that exists", and I thank you Breht for imo truly embodying this sentiment here at Rev Left and for platforming many different varieties of discourse.
EspressoCinephile
2021-08-02 23:33:25 +0000 UTCThose were so cool, right?
Sara & Josh
2021-06-29 05:26:34 +0000 UTCI know this is unrelated but you should do a call-in show again. I think you did that a few times with Dr. Bones back in the day.
From The River To The Sea 🇵🇸
2021-06-22 22:09:20 +0000 UTC
