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Left communism is the range of communist viewpoints held by the
communist left, which criticizes the political ideas of the
Bolsheviks at certain periods, from a position that is asserted to
be more authentically Marxist and proletarian than the views of
Leninism held by the Communist International after its first and
during its second congress. Left Communists see themselves to the
left of Leninists (whom they tend to see as 'left of capital', not
socialists), anarchist communists (some of whom they consider
internationalist socialists) as well as some other revolutionary
socialist tendencies (for example De Leonists, who they tend to see
as being internationalist socialists only in limited instances).
Although she died before left communism became a distinct tendency,
Rosa Luxemburg has heavily influenced most left communists, both
politically and theoretically. Proponents of left communism have
included Amadeo Bordiga, Otto Ruhle, Sylvia Pankhurst and Paul
Mattick. Contained in this volume are substantial contributions
from Sylvia Pankhurst, Herman Gorter, Anton Pannekoek and Jacques
Camatte.
The relatively unknown public response to Vladimir Lenin's famous
pamphlet "Ultra Left Communism: An Infantile Disorder." Herman
Gorter (1864 - 1927) was a Dutch poet and socialist. He was a
leading member of the Tachtigers, a highly influential group of
Dutch writers who worked together in Amsterdam in the 1880s,
centered around De Nieuwe Gids (The New Guide). Gorter shared in
common with the Tachtigers an interest in leftist politics, and
became the most politically involved of the group, becoming an
active writer on socialist theory. He joined the Social Democratic
Labour Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij or SDAP) in
1897. In 1909 he participated in a schism from the SDAP to form the
Social-Democratic Party (Sociaal-Democratische Partij) of the
Netherlands. He wrote a massive new epic poem called Pan in 1912,
describing the First World War being followed by a global Socialist
revolution. In 1917, he hailed the Russian revolution as the
beginning of that global revolution, although he soon afterward
came to oppose Lenin. In 1918 the Social-Democratic Party changed
its name to the Communist Party of Holland (Communistische Partij
Holland), and in 1919 Gorter left the party. In 1921 he was a
founding member of the Communist Workers Party of Germany, joining
its Essen Faction and becoming a leading supporter of the Communist
Workers International. Gorter died in Brussels in 1927.
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++++ Verzen, Volume 1; Verzen; Herman Gorter Herman Gorter
Versluys, 1903
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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