Stalin and the Great Purges by Ludo Martens - PSMLS Translated

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. This is a thorough and robust analysis of the purges in the U.S.S.R. during the mid to late 1930s. It is also a great resource for anyone who is uneducated on the true nature of these pivotal events. Comrade Ludo Martens passed away in June of 2011 at the age of 65. This lecture was translated by Yulian Aleksander. Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information Original Lecture: Pt. 1/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir1l5​ Pt. 2/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir2uh​ Pt. 3/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir41l​ Pt. 4/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir510​ Lecture Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wqds...​ 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...​ Recommended Viewing: Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA​ PSMLS Website: http://peoplesschool.org/contact/​ Party of Communists USA Website https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/​ 0:00​ Introduction 0:33​ Opening remarks 6:10​ Class struggle within the CPSU 22:44​ Leninist direction of the CPSU 40:15​ Struggles against revisionism & infiltration 1:45:30​ The Purges themselves 2:04:22​ Ending