Communism (TRIH ep 38)
1917 · Resource
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the origins, evolution and legacy of communism. They trace proto-communist ideas from early Christianity, Thomas More and radical Reformation movements (Hussites, Anabaptists, the Diggers) to Marx and Engels in mid-19th-century industrial Britain. The hosts debate whether Marxism functions like a political religion and assess Marx’s scientific pretensions versus its theological resonances. They move on to Lenin’s adaptation (vanguard party, democratic...
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