Save the Date: Day School on Lenin, the Russian Revolution, & the Revolutionary Party

In the meantime, be sure to start the readings below!**

The Boston ISO will be hosting a day school on Paul LeBlanc's "Lenin and the Revolutionary Party" on Saturday November 14th.

We've seen numerous struggles over the past year, from Black Lives Matter to the fight against austerity in Greece to the Seattle Teachers' strike. But our movements have also faced major political questions.

Genuine socialism can only come about through the actions of tens of millions of working-class people fighting in their own interest. Yet, the ruling ideas of any society are the ideas of the ruling class -- many working-class and oppressed people can hold right-wing, bourgeois ideas that can hold back struggle.

How then can mass socialist revolution be possible?

This day school will be designed to deepen our understanding of the Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik Party as a key example of working class revolution and organization. By studying this history thru Paul LeBlanc's "Lenin & the Revolutionary Party", we hope to take this history into the struggles & debates today in fighting for a world free of exploitation & oppression. Join us!

"Lenin, the Russian Revolution, and the Revolutionary Party -- Lessons from 1895-1917"

Session 1 - Building the Party: 1895-1914
A discussion on Lenin & the Rev. Party, Chapters 1-9

Session 2 - February to October: The Bolsheviks Come to Power
A discussion on Lenin & the Rev. Party, Chapters 10 & 11

**REQUIRED Readings**
Lenin and the Revolutionary Party, Paul LeBlanc
http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/Lenin-and-the-Revolutionary-Party-0 (available from Haymarket Books or your local ISO branch)
"The legacy of October", Phil Gasper
http://isreview.org/issue/86/legacy-october
"80 Years Since the Russian Revolution", Ahmed Shawki
http://www.isreview.org/issues/03/russian_revolution.shtml