I would probably call myself a marxist if tankies hadn’t so thoroughly stained the term.
So you’ve read Marx and Engles and agree with them?
Edit: I am also well aware that there were unions in the soviet union, hence the name
No actually. The Soviet Union was a union of national republics, hence the name.
I want to “throw” Soviet Democracy at you, but I haven’t finished my epub of it yet… I should get on it.
Oh, I have This Soviet World. Doesn’t go into as much detail, but does go over it.
Soviets were “units.” Not the same as unions, they were horizontal units that elected delegates from among themselves to participate in soviets of soviets. I have a diagram linked in my other comment.
So you’ve read Marx and Engles and agree with them?
No actually. The Soviet Union was a union of national republics, hence the name.
I want to “throw” Soviet Democracy at you, but I haven’t finished my epub of it yet… I should get on it.
Oh, I have This Soviet World. Doesn’t go into as much detail, but does go over it.
Ah, I misremembered. I thought soviet meant council as in a union.
Yes. Soviet does mean council. I misinterpreted what you were saying.
Soviets were “units.” Not the same as unions, they were horizontal units that elected delegates from among themselves to participate in soviets of soviets. I have a diagram linked in my other comment.