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ajdoom's review against another edition
4.0
Really rich history of proletarian movements across the third world.
xanderman001's review against another edition
2.0
I feel like I'm going to offend a lot of people, judging by the ratings and the amount of likesI received when I announced I was reading this, but this book was more mid than Ben Simmons' NBA career.
I understand that this was supposed to be more of a short general overview but the analysis reads like something my cousin with ADHD would write and the bi-partisanship, although somewhat appreciated, prevents any substantial thoughts on revolutionary events. The book would've been so much better if the structure made more sense instead of just being a bunch of random essays that Prashad crudely attempts to staple together at the end. And some of the sections tend to suffer from a lack of materialist analysis but that a whole other can of worms that I'm not going to get into in a GoodReads review.
10 point scale: 3/10
I understand that this was supposed to be more of a short general overview but the analysis reads like something my cousin with ADHD would write and the bi-partisanship, although somewhat appreciated, prevents any substantial thoughts on revolutionary events. The book would've been so much better if the structure made more sense instead of just being a bunch of random essays that Prashad crudely attempts to staple together at the end. And some of the sections tend to suffer from a lack of materialist analysis but that a whole other can of worms that I'm not going to get into in a GoodReads review.
10 point scale: 3/10
chandler_daversa's review against another edition
5.0
A worthwhile exploration of how Russia’s October Revolution provided inspiration for anti-colonial movements in the third world.
girlnovels's review
3.0
just wish the flow was better. incredibly valuable nonetheless and def recommend reading !!!!
aga_acrobat's review against another edition
4.0
I grew up in one of those 'communist'/'socialist' - or whatever they were called in your country - places behind the iron curtain.
Lenin, Marx, and Engels were the gods of my childhood, the holy trinity painted on every mural, celebrated in every parade. In the stories of my grandparents and those of the every day people they were the faces of monsters. Monsters who together with murderers like Stalin, Beria and others, were responsible for millions send to their graves, with names like Syberia, Kazachstan, Kolyma, Katyn haunting the past of my people and our collective nightmares for decades and still.
Thus I read this collection of essays with mixed feelings. But I am glad I did.
For one because it is not easy these days to find a retelling of history of eastern europe that is not mired by the constant adoration of the 'victorious' western world order. After all the Soviet Union is no more.
The other reason is a profound change of perspective. All this mess did start with an event that inspired the downtrodden all over the world. History is usually presented as the doings of great men, never as the suffering of the people. Here there is a different kind of glimpse.
Lenin, Marx, and Engels were the gods of my childhood, the holy trinity painted on every mural, celebrated in every parade. In the stories of my grandparents and those of the every day people they were the faces of monsters. Monsters who together with murderers like Stalin, Beria and others, were responsible for millions send to their graves, with names like Syberia, Kazachstan, Kolyma, Katyn haunting the past of my people and our collective nightmares for decades and still.
Thus I read this collection of essays with mixed feelings. But I am glad I did.
For one because it is not easy these days to find a retelling of history of eastern europe that is not mired by the constant adoration of the 'victorious' western world order. After all the Soviet Union is no more.
The other reason is a profound change of perspective. All this mess did start with an event that inspired the downtrodden all over the world. History is usually presented as the doings of great men, never as the suffering of the people. Here there is a different kind of glimpse.
zachcarter's review
4.0
A nifty little overview of some of the repercussions (good and bad) of the Bolshevik Revolution and the way it was viewed in the Third World. I would recommend this to someone who's (relatively) new to this material, as I found it a bit too simple and wanted more. But even so, it's valuable and an important contribution.
nathanatila's review against another edition
4.0
"gerações construtivas pensam no passado como uma origem, nunca como um programa"