The Revolutionary Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg

This book sets out to examine Rosa Luxemburg’s ideas, not from the distorted myths about her political ideas, or solely about personal questions such as her love life, but from Luxemburg’s very own writings. It is an attempt to provide an insight into the treasure trove of ideas and revolutionary theory that Luxemburg’s works constitute.

The book shows that the real Rosa Luxemburg is often very far from the myths and rumours that surround her: Rosa Luxemburg was, is and remains a revolutionary.

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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. 1Becoming a Revolutionary
  4. 2Reform or Revolution
  5. 3The Russian Organisational Question
  6. 4Mass Strike and Spontaneity
  7. 5The Quiet Before the Storm
  8. 6The War
  9. 7The Russian Revolution
  10. 8The German Revolution
  11. Final Considerations: The Eagle
  12. Postscript
  13. Glossary
  14. Bibliography

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