Red October: Presented by Reform & Revolution

Join R&R for a book talk on Student Radicals and the Rise of Russian Marxism! This book was written by our member Henry DeGroot, and Henry will be discussing the role of radical student organizing in the Russian Revolution and its applications to today's struggles at this talk, so come with your questions and perspectives! RSVP using the form on the right to attend! This book talk is part of our Red October series, so make sure to check out our other events! Many of the titans of the Russian socialist movement - including Chernyshevsky, Plekhanov, Lenin, and Trotsky - began their careers as revolutionaries during their time as undergraduate students at Russian universities. But histories of the 1905 and 1917 Russian Revolutions and of the Bolshevik party often ignore the important role that student unrest played in these events.In this work, the author explores the role of individual students and the student movement as a whole in the development of the Russian revolutionary movement from 1850 to 1917. The work demonstrates how student organizing played an important role in the history of the Russian Marxist movement, following student radicals as they pose and answer 'the student question:' what role can students play in the socialist movement.The work also considers the lessons of student organizing for student radicals organizing in the United States today.

Join us for a screening of the movie Reds, the 1981 historical epic on the life of John Reed, a journalist and communist organizer who chronicled the events of the October Revolution on the ground. His experiences were chronicled in his 1919 book Ten Days that Shook the World, which serves as an inspiration for workers around the world in our struggles for revolution and liberation. We'll watch the movie and then have a brief discussion afterwards, so bring your popcorn and tuck in! RSVP using the form on the right to attend! This screening is part of our Red October series, so make sure to check out our other events!

Join R&R for a reading and discussion group on the Russian Revolution! These discussions will be participatory and group-focused! A facilitator will give a brief leadoff overviewing the topics and readings, and participants will discuss the readings and discussion questions! In this series, we'll be studying the progression and development of proletarian struggle in Russia, before, during, and after the October revolution. Our first week features readings on the 1905 and February revolutions, our second week features letters and bulletins written while the October Revolution was in progress, and our third fourth and fifth weeks focus on Bolshevik Women's and Queer Liberation, Bolshevik Labor strategy, and Proletarians and Peasants in October respectively, each featuring an R&R guest author from our new magazine! Click here for our discussion syllabus to access all the readings and topics for the discussions, and RSVP using the form on the right to attend! These discussions are part of our Red October series, so make sure to check out our other events!

Join us for a conversation with Paul LeBlanc on his book Revolutionary Collective: Comrades, Critics and Dynamics in the Struggle for Socialism.  Paul will speak on the complexities of Bolshevism as a revolutionary collective.