new book on USSR as capitalist
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‘A Marxist Analysis of the Soviet Economy’ by Erwan Moysan
https://www.routledge.com/A-Marxist-Analysis-of-the-Soviet-Economy/Moysan/p/book/9781041214878
The book was preceded by this PhD thesis in 2024: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/173541
The book review is already ready for publication in the May issue.
The author knows us having visited our street stall in Cardiff and also written a couple of letters to the Socialist Standard.
He sees Russia as never having stopped being capitalist despite, in his view, a “proletarian revolution” having taken place there (but doomed to fail since no world revolution took place).
To see the Moysan book’s very impressive bibliography, click ‘Preview PDF’ here:
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Curious thing is that Paresh Chattopadhyay is there, and even the always neglected Neil Fernandez, but there is no Buick & Crump. Though there *is* ‘Buick, A. , 2020. Saving Graces, Review of ‘The Science and Passion of Communism. Selected Writings of Amadeo Bordiga’. Socialist Standard, No 1394 (October), p. 20.’
(Well, the SPGB, for its part, did not neglect Fernandez. His book was reviewed here:
ALB wrote:
‘ despite, in his view, a “proletarian revolution” having taken place there (but doomed to fail since no world revolution took place).’
He’s a … left-communist, or what? Not another Cliffite, I hope.
For the rural mass of the Russian population the “proletarian revolution” was a tinkle by telegraph.
Correct link for Moysan’s bibliography: click ‘Preview PDF’ here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003727491/marxist-analysis-soviet-economy-erwan-moysan?context=ubx&refId=c642c825-63f0-4447-9851-d68791d02105
(but I’ve now already fixed the post up above)
and when the PDF appears, scroll downward, last item in the Preview.
No, Erwan Moysan is not a Cliffite. See this book review by him of ‘State Capitalism and Development in East Asia since 1945’ .
ALB wrote:
‘The author knows us having visited our street stall in Cardiff and also written a couple of letters to the Socialist Standard.’I only see one letter from him, the one here: https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2020s/2023/no-1428-august-2023/letters-moysan-graham-morris/
I remember that letter well enough, but I did not remember his name.
If there is another letter from him, please give the url.
Here is the other letter:
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