Karl radek on china : : documents from the former secret soviet archives / / edited by Alexander V. Pantsov.

• Superior document: Historical Materialism Book Series ; 219
• TeilnehmendeR: Pantsov, Alexander, 1955-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : BRILL,, [2021]; 2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Historical Materialism Book Series ; 219.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

The collection of archival documents Karl Radek on China reflects the views of one of the major Soviet China specialists, activists of the Russian revolutionary movement, and leaders of the Trotskyist Opposition, Karl Bernhardovich Radek (1885-1939) The documents present an original conception of the history of China from ancient times to the twentieth century as well as a delineation of the fundamental political problems of China in the 1920s. The appendices contain letters from Trotsky to Radek as well as the 'Chronological Information' of Zinoviev and Trotsky, outlining the most important stages of the struggle of the United Left Opposition against the Stalinist majority in the AUCP(b) regarding problems of the Chinese revolution. None of the documents have ever been published in English.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Abbreviations -- Karl Radek - Sinologist -- by Alexander V. Pantsov -- 1 On the Fundamentals of Communist Policy in China -- 22 June 1926 -- 2 History of the Revolutionary Movement in China: The 1926-7 Lecture Course -- Fall 1926 - Early 1927 -- 3 Controversial Questions of Chinese History: Lecture to the Society of Marxist Historians -- 26 November 1926, Stenographic Report -- 4 On the International Situation of China -- 11 March 1927, Stenographic Report -- 5 Driving Forces of the Chinese Revolution: Lecture to the Communist Academy -- 13 March 1927, Stenographic Report -- 6 Concluding Word to the Lecture 'Driving Forces of the Chinese Revolution' -- 27 March 1927, Stenographic Report -- 7 The 'Betrayal' of the National Movement by the Chinese Upper Bourgeoisie -- Early May 1927 -- 8 Speech at the Institute of World Economy and World Politics of the Communist Academy during the Discussion of the Lecture by L.N. Geller on the Chinese Workers' Movement -- 17 May 1927, Stenographic Report -- 9 A New Stage in the Chinese Revolution: From Chiang Kai-shek to Wang Jingwei -- 2 July 1927, G.E. Evdokimov, G.E. Zinoviev, K.B. Radek, G.I. Safarov, L.D. Trotsky -- Afterword: Bukharin Continues to Mislead the Chinese Communists -- Appendix 1: Letter from L.D. Trotsky to K.B. Radek -- 26 June 1926 -- Appendix 2: Letter from L.D. Trotsky to K.B. Radek -- 14 May 1926 -- Appendix 3: Facts and Documents Which Should be Accessible for Verification by Every Member of the AUCP (b) and the Whole Comintern: Chronological Information -- 21 May 1927, G.E. Zinoviev and L.D. Trotsky -- Biographical Dictionary -- Works Cited -- Bibliography of the Works of K.B. Radek and Literature about K.B. Radek (Not Included in the Present Collection) -- Index.