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The Octobrist
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The Octobrist is a socialist newsletter with a focus on working class issues in Canada and the rest of the world.
Find us at: https://theoctobrist.substack.com
Today marks the 101st anniversary of Lenin's death. What can we learn from the Russian revolutionary who brought about the first socialist government? And is it finally time we lay his soul to rest?
Lenin: the Sublime Exception?
Thoughts on Hegel, Napoleon and the Relevancy of the Russian Revolution in the 21st Century
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January 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What are the consequences of Trudeau's resignation? Did he just hand victory to the Conservatives? And what does it all mean to the Canadian working class? This is what we try to answer in our latest article.
What the Future Brings
On the classical Marxian view, the seeds of the future already exist within the present and must be conceptually disengaged from it, both through analysis and political praxis [...]. In place of the t...
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January 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Taking into account developments in the American progressive movement in recent years, it's important that socialists in Canada critically consider the organizations they support.

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Considerations on Opportunism and Ultra-Leftism
The Bolsheviks’ boycott of “parliament” in 1905 enriched the revolutionary proletariat with highly valuable political experience and showed that, when legal and illegal parliamentary and non-parliamen...
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January 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Nos articles sont maintenant disponible en français!
Nous sommes l’Octobriste!
Nous fermons le premier quart du 21e siècle sur une crise.
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January 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We are proud to launch The Octobrist: a weekly socialist newsletter with a focus on the Canadian working class! Our first article is a brief introduction to our beliefs and values.

Come over and subscribe if you're interested in working class issues in Canada!
We are The Octobrist!
We close the first quarter of the 21st century with a crisis.
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January 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM