{"id":13,"date":"2015-01-04T14:28:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-04T18:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2015-02-19T18:43:15","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T22:43:15","slug":"page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/page-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CONTENDERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"posttitle\" style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>12.\u00a0 LECTURE:<em>\u00a0 Monday, \u00a0February 9.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"posttitle\" style=\"color: #333333\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry\" style=\"color: #333333\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/lenin_stalin_and_trotsky_450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-131\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/lenin_stalin_and_trotsky_450.jpg\" alt=\"Three comrades\" width=\"450\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/lenin_stalin_and_trotsky_450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/lenin_stalin_and_trotsky_450-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three comrades<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Friends and \u201cEnemies of the People.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 High Stalinism was an era of extremes.\u00a0 Some were reflected in the explosive growth of the Soviet economy in the 1930s and the\u00a0 glorification of the \u201cheroic worker,\u201d as you can see in this heroic depiction of the Stakhanovite<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/Stakhanov.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-192\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/Stakhanov-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"Alexei Stakhanov supposedly mines 102 tones of coal in  5 hours, 45 minutes!\" width=\"474\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/Stakhanov-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/Stakhanov-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexei Stakhanov supposedly mines 102 tons of coal in 5 hours, 45 minutes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>movement (<a href=\"http:\/\/soviethistory.macalester.edu\/bigScreenVideo.php?SubjectID=1936stakhanov&amp;Year=1936&amp;navi=byYear\">video<\/a>)<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-fall2011\/files\/2011\/08\/Magnitogorsk1.png\">.<\/a>\u00a0 Yet Stalin&#8217;s rule was also characterized by mass terror and the destruction of the old communist elite.\u00a0 It is disturbing and intriguing that so many people went along with these abuses. How can we explain the devotion of ordinary Russians to Stalin in\u00a0this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vXJh7PB6LOU&amp;feature=related\">video<\/a>\u00a0and this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.fordham.edu\/halsall\/mod\/stalin-worship.asp\">hymn<\/a>?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\u201cZ\u201d, \u201cTo the Stalin Mausoleum,\u201d section VI.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>John Scott,\u00a0<em>Behind the Urals.<br \/>\nAs you read Scott&#8217;s book, watch this heroic depiction of the construction of Magnitogorsk by the Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fv-lvVZgG40\">WATCH<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n13. FILM: \u00a0Wednesd<em>ay, February 11<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Film: \u00a0\u201cThe Inner Circle\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is \u00a0a remarkably good film about devotion to Stalin&#8217;s and the tragic consequences of that devotion. \u00a0We will watch the first half during class. \u00a0To give you flexibility, we will then hold evening showings of the remainder of \u00a0the film, both this evening (Feb. 11) and tomorrow evening (Feb. 12). \u00a0Both evening showings will be at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">7:00 in 224 DeBartolo Hall<\/span> . \u00a0Please plan ahead to attend one of these showings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n14. \u00a0DISCUSSION SECTION: \u00a0February 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this section, we will discuss Scott&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Behind the Urals<\/em>. \u00a0I am especially interested in the contrasts you can see behind Scott&#8217;s early years in Magnitogorsk and his experiences when Stalin&#8217;s terror begins to set in.<\/p>\n<p>I strongly recommend that you begin reading Arthur Koestler&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Darkness at Noon<\/em>. \u00a0It is a dense but fascinating book. \u00a0You will need to be prepared to discuss it at next Friday&#8217;s discussion section.<\/p>\n<p>As you read\u00a0<em>Darkness at Noon<\/em>, you will see that it represents a different approach to Stalin&#8217;s Terror than Scott&#8217;s. \u00a0Of course, the former is a novel and the latter is autobiographical, but look for the differences in interpretation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n15.\u00a0\u00a0 LECTURE: Monday<em>, February 16<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Path of Armed Struggle.<\/strong>\u00a0 To complement my discussion of Stalin\u2019s rise to power, I will address the Chinese revolution and the quite different path that\u00a0Mao Zedong followed, especially during the formative period of the \u201cLong March\u201d of 1934-1935.\u00a0 Mao\u2019s ability to foment revolution in the\u00a0countryside occurred as much because of the unintended consequences of others\u2019 actions as it did of his own designs.\u00a0 There is no greater symbol of Chinese communism than the Mao&#8217;s role in\u00a0Long March.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>William Rosenberg and Marilyn Young,<em>Transforming Russia and China<\/em>, pp. 135-47.<\/li>\n<li>Mao Zedong, \u201cRectify the Party\u2019s Style of Work,\u201d February 1, 1942:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Communism_2010\/rectify.html\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Print and Read<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n16.\u00a0 LECTURE: \u00a0Wednesday<em>, February 18<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Stalinist Model spreads to East-Central Europe.<\/strong>\u00a0 In this lecture, I examine Stalinism\u2019s impact on other European settings immediately after WWII.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wolfgang Leonhard,\u00a0<em>Child of the Revolution<\/em>, \u201cThe Comintern School,\u201d in your\u00a0<em>Course Reader<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n17. \u00a0 DISCUSSION SECTION:\u00a0 Friday, February 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-301\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/bukharin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/bukharin.jpg\" alt=\"Nikolai Bukharin\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/bukharin.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/files\/2015\/01\/bukharin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikolai Bukharin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his section, we focus on Koestler\u2019s portrayals of communist leaders and followers.\u00a0 What are the functions served by characters like Rubashov, Ivanov, Little Loewy, Richard, Arlova, and Gletkin? \u00a0How does Koestler&#8217;s use of these characters constitute an argument, and not just a story?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paragraph assignment<\/strong>: \u00a0 If you had to identify the single most important difference between Koestler and Scott&#8217;s accounts, what would it be? \u00a0Make sure you justify your choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Arthur Koestler,\u00a0<em>Darkness at Noon<\/em>.\u00a0 Complete the book.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Read Nikolai Bukharin\u2019s secret letter to Stalin, December 10, 1937:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yale.edu\/annals\/Reviews\/review_texts\/Walden_on_Getty_Ass._Newspapers_10.22.99.html\">HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\nYour First Essay Assignment is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/first-essay-assignment\/\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n18.\u00a0 LECTURE: \u00a0Monday, February 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Path of the Populist Revolutionary.<\/strong>\u00a0 Today, I will consider the path to power of two populist revolutionaries, Fidel Castro and (at least mythologically)\u00a0 Kim Il-Sung.\u00a0 Just as in China, guerrilla warfare had a decisive impact on Cuban and North Korean communism. In fact, Castro only proclaimed his allegiance to world communism after coming to power.\u00a0 To get a feel for the distinctive culture of Cuban socialism, watch these interviews (<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0F068mOrMD0\">video<\/a>) with some of Fidel\u2019s former guerrilla fighters.\u00a0 Likewise, one cannot overstate the distinctive character of North Korean communism. \u00a0If you are interested, you can see some photos from my visit to Pyongyang <a href=\"http:\/\/www3.nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Pyongyang\/album\/index.html\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fidel Castro, \u201cThe Revolution Begins Now\u201d (excerpt), January 3, 1959:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.edu\/~amcadams\/WC_2010\/Castrosrev.html\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0 (Print)<\/li>\n<li>Brief background on Fidel and the<br \/>\nCuban revolution:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/latinamericanhistory.about.com\/od\/historyofthecaribbean\/p\/08fidelcastro.htm\">HERE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Background on North Korea, \u201cOrigins of the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea\u201d:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/north-korea\/14.htm\">HERE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kim Il-sung, \u201cOn Eliminating Dogmatism and Formalism and establishing Juche in Ideological Work\u201d (1955):\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #185e15\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marxists.org\/archive\/kim-il-sung\/1955\/12\/28.htm\">HERE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The use of electronic devices of any kind, including laptops, cell phones, film projectors,\u00a0video cameras, and personal digital devices, is prohibited in my classroom!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12.\u00a0 LECTURE:\u00a0 Monday, \u00a0February 9. \u00a0 Friends and \u201cEnemies of the People.\u201d\u00a0 High Stalinism was an era of extremes.\u00a0 Some were reflected in the explosive growth of the Soviet economy in the 1930s and the\u00a0 glorification of the \u201cheroic worker,\u201d as you can see in this heroic depiction of the Stakhanovite movement (video).\u00a0 Yet Stalin&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/page-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CONTENDERS<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":306,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":468,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/communism-spring-2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}