This is a narration of
the first chapter of Lars Lih's excellent book Lenin Rediscovered:
What Is to Be Done? In Context. In this chapter, Lih explains how
the legacy of figures like Marx, Engels, Lassalle, Kautsky, and
others influenced Lenin. There's also a wonderful exploration of
how the pre-war SPD served as the original model for the "vanguard
party" (though in a very different way from how the term is used
today).
The full
audiobook is currently in production by the team at Cosmonaut
Magazine. You can find more episodes (and other audio books) on our
Youtube
channel, and you can purchase a physical copy of the book
itself at Haymarket
books.