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A prison letter from Rosa Luxemburg to Sophie Liebknecht; A letter to our present

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Julius Gavroche

Rosa Luxemburg: Letters to Sophie Liebknecht Breslau, Mid December, 1917 Karl has been in Luckau prison for a year now. I have been thinking of that so often this month and of how it is just a year since you … Continue reading →

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Of war and revolution: Ukraine

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Why is our century worse than any other? Is it that in the stupor of fear and grief It has plunged its fingers in the blackest ulcer, Yet cannot bring relief? Anna Akhmatova, from Plantain (1919) “The main enemy is … Continue reading →

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The russian revolution of 1917: Rosa Luxemburg

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

In 1917 there were more than twelve million members of the Russian consumers’ Cooperative societies; and the Soviets themselves are a wonderful demonstration of their organising genius. Moreover, there is probably not a people in the world so well educated … Continue reading →

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