Michael Laxer
Emancipation of Labor formed in Russia, Sept. 25, 1883
Soviet stamp in honour of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Georgi Plekhanov, 1956 From USSR Magazine, September 1963: "September 25,...
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Michael Laxer
- Sep 22
- 2 min
"Working class internationalism is an essential weapon in the struggle against imperialism."
From "The Struggle for Leninist Concepts of Proletarian Internationalism" - Gus Hall, 1969 "Working class internationalism is an...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 21
- 8 min
Orlando Letelier, Chilean Socialist leader, murdered September 21, 1976
On September 21, 1976, Orlando Letelier -- who had held three different ministerial posts under the democratically elected Marxist...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 18
- 6 min
Eugene V. Debs gives his famous statement to the court, Sept. 18, 1918
On September 18, 1918 American Socialist leader, presidential candidate and legend Eugene V. Debs gave his famous and stirring statement...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 17
- 3 min
Bryansk liberated by Red Army, Sept. 17 1943
Monument of Glory to the Soldiers and Partisans - Liberators of Bryansk, USSR 1973 On September 17, 1943 the forces of the Red Army...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 16
- 7 min
The Vancouver, Washington Soviet monument and street name and the story behind them
The city of Vancouver, Washington (now with a population of around 190,000) in the United States has a monument and major street...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 14
- 1 min
Luna 2: September 14, 1959
On September 14, 1959 the Soviet Luna 2 spacecraft became the first in history to reach the surface of the moon and in doing so the first...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Amílcar Cabral b. September 12, 1924
Comrades Amílcar Cabral and Fidel Castro. - In our present historical situation...there are only two possible paths for an independent...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Happy Birthday to the CPUSA!
The Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) was formed on September 1, 1919. The button above was from the People Before Profits: Gus Hall &...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Anniversary of the start of the 1942 Luxembourg General Strike against the Nazis
August 31, 1942 marked the beginning of the incredibly courageous Luxembourg General Strike against the Nazi occupiers. In August, 1942...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 30
- 1 min
Castro on the counter-revolution in the USSR
"I might say that communism destroyed itself, that it committed suicide in the USSR, and that it had no reason for committing suicide. It...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 20
- 13 min
Lenin's Letter to American Workers written August 20, 1918
On August 20, 1918 Lenin wrote his famous "Letter to American Workers". The Bolshevik Revolution was in a difficult and dangerous...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 19
- 1 min
Communists should be the advanced elements of the proletariat
Cover of the booklet, 1970 Some of the Chairman Mao quotes from the booklet: - The Party organization should be composed of the advanced...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Soviet Sochi 1962-1978: Built by and for the people
Today we are going to take a look at the Soviet Black Sea resort city of Sochi with photos and information from 1962, 1972 and 1978. With...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Peace
Peace poster, USSR c. 1975 I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Lenin, August 11, 1917
Lenin shaved and with a wig while evading arrest by the Provisional Government, Razliv Russia, August 11, 1917 Just three days prior to...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 9
- 6 min
USSR Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair
In 1958 the Belgian city of Brussels hosted the World's Fair. The USSR had what was by all accounts a spectacular pavilion from the...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Friedrich Engels dies August 5, 1895
Engels poster, People's Republic of China, 1977 August 5, 1895. Friedrich Engels, a founder of scientific communism, friend and comrade...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 3
- 5 min
Remember the Victims of War on Hiroshima Day 2022
Rafe Saltman, a founding member of the Vancouver Island-based Freedom From War Coalition, reflects on the terrible human costs of...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 1
- 1 min
PLA Day, August 1
Mao marches with PLA soldiers August 1 is PLA Day or Army Day in the People's Republic of China. It celebrates the formation of the...