Communist Strategy & Tactics: Lessons from the Communist International

"Lessons from the Communist International" is a part of a series of 4 booklets on communist strategy & tactics, which you can purchase here for $15. These booklets can be read in any order: How Marxists Use Bourgeois Elections Lessons from the Communist International Marxism, Mutual Aid and Direct Action The Role of the Revolutionary Party Revolution is not an automatic process. It requires the conscious intervention of millions of ordinary workers who step onto the stage of history to seize control over their own destiny. Revolutions are not one-off events, but a protracted battle of living class forces. To achieve victory in this struggle, the working class must replace cowardly, reformist leaders with a Marxist general staff that gives clear expression and direction to its genuine desire to transform society. After the victory of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Lenin and Trotsky established the Communist International (also known as the Comintern or Third International) to tra