Daniel Bensaïd

was a philosopher and a founding member of the
Ligue communiste revolutionnaire. He was the author of books spanning
a number of topics, including Marxism, Walter Benjamin, the French
Revolution, and Joan of Arc.

The Notion of the Revolutionary Crisis in Lenin (1968)

The Notion of the Revolutionary Crisis in Lenin (1968)

I. The Revolutionary Crisis 1. Attempts at a Definition In several places throughout his work, Lenin tries to define the notion of a “revolutionary crisis,” especially in Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder and The Collapse of the Second International. However, he outlines a notion more than he establishes [fonder] a concept, as the descriptive criteria that he enumerates remain subjective assessments.… Read more →