"Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder (pt. 5/5) - PSMLS Audio

The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fifth and final part of a five-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 5 selects key sections from the text that are of note in our current conditions. A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new! Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information Purchase a copy of this book through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le... Watch the Series: Part 1: https://youtu.be/QxtVYHXo7OQ Part 2: https://youtu.be/-ldhSBGRz5U Part 3: https://youtu.be/0ZovMPgH-Kk Part 4: https://youtu.be/KXioc53gnYA Literature Used In This Class: “Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 10) by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... Full text https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... Recommended Literature: Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st... Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third... Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow... The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929) https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada... Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... PSMLS Website: http://peoplesschool.org/contact/ Party of Communists USA Website https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/ Timecode Key: (Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Reading 1 4:37 Anarchism is petty-bourgeois? 5:49 CPUSA bookstore experiences 6:24 Bourgeois fads 6:42 Why is anarchism attractive? (Q&A) 7:59 Left-opportunism 9:12 More bourgeois fads? (Q&A) 10:25 Op