A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai

99 - A.K. 47 - War and the International Proletariat

Kristen R. Ghodsee Season 4 Episode 16

Kristen Ghodsee reads a 1912 speech which Alexandra Kollontai delivered on May 1st in Stockholm, Sweden. She talks about the intersections of war and capitalism.

Mentioned in this episode is former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry's Book, My Journey at the Nuclear Brink where he discusses his opposition to the eastward expansion of NATO.

For this episode, the Internationale is in Ukrainian. 

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