Marx Engels Lenin Institute

Death Of An Agent

In this episode we look at the death of CIA/Mi6 asset Alexei Navalny. Then we consider the latest news from both the Ukrainian and Gazan theatres of the global imperialist war and liberations struggles. After that some questions from the audience are addressed including on the subject of the Ed 209 policing future. 

Episode Artwork is 'Old Tblisi' by the Soviet Georgain Artist Elena Akhvlediani

On Ukrainian History - Interview With Comrade Slava

Slava of the Revolution Report returns to the programme today to discuss the history of Ukraine and the version of it put forward by President Putin in his recent interview with Tucker Carlson.   

Rejecting Trotskyism - A Semi-Autobiographical Tale

In this episode I return to the subject of how I came to hold with Trotskyite beliefs, how I came to be critical of them and why I can to believe that Trotskyism needs to be abandoned. 

Is Russia An Imperialist Power? Part 2

In the second part of our investigation as to whether Russia is an imperialist power I respond to the claims made in this article by Politsturm.  

In this episode I discuss different processes of monopolisation in the imperialist countries and in Russia as well as the strength of the Soviet legacy.  

Episode outro is the anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 

Episode Artwork is 'In The Collective Farm Headquarters 'In The Collective Farm Headquarters Before The Storming Of The Breakthrough' by the Soviet Belarusian Artist Samuil Yakovlevich Adlivankin

The Anglo-American Death Machine

As US imperialism flails and fails it tries to desperately hang onto its influence in West Asia. This is what is under discussion in this episode, why the US and Britain cannot abandon Israel or get it to stop its mass murder campaign in Gaza and why this is all part of fall of these imperialist powers. 

Outro Music is 'South Africa Means Fight Back!" performed by singers from the Progressive Labor Party (USA)

Episode Artwork is 'Nevertheless I Will Study' by the Soviet Turkmen artist Yevgenia Adamova

The Musical Chairs of Kiev

As Zelensky chops and changes the personnel in the Ukrainian military we look at who Oleksandr Syrysky is and why he has been appointed.  We also look at the fall out from the Putin-Carlson interview from, slave of the passions, Boris Johnson.

Musical Outro is the anthem of the Ukrainian SSR

Episode artwork is 'Expanse' by the Soviet Azerbaijani artist Mikail Abdullayev 

The Putin-Carlson Interview - A Reaction

Following the most momentous Presidential interview since those between David Frost and Richard Nixon we look at what was said, not said and the aims of Putin in doing the interview. In doing so we examine some frank confessions from Putin about why the Yeltsin clique collapsed the USSR, why they desperately tried to reach an accomodation with the US imperialists and why this ultimately failed. 

The Financing Of Genocide

In this episode we begin with a look at how the US ruling class is financing the genocidal actions of the Israeli regime.  This, of course, further underlines the point we have made many times about Israel being a colonial possession of US imperialism.  

Outro Music is 'We Serve The Party' a Czechoslovak communist song

Milei - The Treachery of Clowns

In this episode we examine the Presidency of Javier Milei and make the argument that he is a project of the most parasitic elements of the Argentine ruling class and US imperialism.

Outro Music is 'Red Blacksmiths Song' from the Socialist Period in Hungary

Episode Image is Milei weeping at the Wailing Wall

Is Russia an Imperialist Power? Part 1

In this episode we respond to a listeners question about whether Russia is an imperialist country or not.  In order to do so we examine the development of imperialism in the 19th century, Tsarist Russia as both an imperialist power and one partially controlled by British and French imperialism. We also examine the effects of the counter revolution that destroyed the USSR and the attempt by the US imperialists to turn Russia into a vassal state.  

Episode Intro is 'Dance of the Red Cossack Cavalry' 

Episode Outro Is 'Song of the Workers United Front' in Russian

Episode Artwork is 'Portrait Of Hero Of Socialist Labour Nazarali Niyazov Oil 1949 Painting by the Soviet Uzbek artist Abdulkhak Abdullayev

NATO Staggers To It's End

As the power struggle in Kiev continues we return to the question of to what end the imperialists are pursuing the war in Ukraine.  We look at what the purpose of the war now is from the point of view of the US imperialists and how this manifests itself in the tactics they are setting out for the Kiev regime.  We then discuss various questions related to the nature of imperialism. 

Episode Artwork is 'Herbs Of Summer' by the Soviet Russian Artist Mikhail Abakumov

Intro music is 'Dance Of The Red Cossack Cavalry' 

Outro Music is 'Soldiers Order' performed by the Red Army Choir

Malthusian Origins

In this programme we consider the origins of the Malthusianism. Starting with Malthus and his two essays on population from 1798 and 1806 we then look at how these merged with bastardised Darwinism. The result was social Darwinism, an extremely reactionary strain of bourgeois thought that reflects the profound crisis of the capitalist system after 1860.

Outro Music is 'Banner of the Mongolian Revolution'  

Episode Artwork is 'Market Day In Sidnevo' by the Soviet Ukrainian artist Leonid Andreyevich Fokin

The Last Stand of Perfidious Albion

We begin this programme by examining a series of insane ideas from the British imperialists regarding Ukraine.  We then proceed to look at a variety of subjects inlcuding Kurdish nationalism, Kosovo and the role of union bureaucrats. 

Outro music is the Polish socialist song 'Warszawianka'

Will There Be A Ceasefire?

In this programme we examine the question of whether there will be a ceasefire imminently declared in Gaza.  This follows conflicting reports from Qatar and the Hamas political leadership.  We also consider the scheming in Kiev by Zelensky and Zaluzhny in terms of what fate awaits both men. We also answer a question from a listener on a recent video done by The Duran where they compare the USSR to declining US imperialism.  

Episode Music is 'Yaksi Yol' a song of the Azeri SSR 

Episode Artwork is 'The First Day of Peace' by the Soviet Russian Artist Boris Okorokov

The Donbas Question - With Kit Klarenberg

Kit Klarenberg returns to the programme to discuss the (much ignored) recent ICJ verdict that threw out the Kiev regimes claim that Russia was "financing terrorism" in the Donbas prior to 2022.  We also consider the extremely negative turns against US imperialism that the war in Ukraine is taking and conclude with a look at the nature of the recent color revolution attempt in Belgrade. 

Outro Music is "Hey Slavs" the national anthem of Socialist Yugoslavia 

The Episode Artwork is 'At The Construction Plant' by the Soviet Estonian Artist Evald Okas

Patrons Stream - Socialist Romania

For the patrons stream on Saturday of this week at 2pm we will look at the history of Socialist Romania from its formation to its downfall in 1989.

World War Three Blues

In this episode we examine the question of whether World War Three has already begun.  In doing so we look at the Chinese view of World War Two and make the argument that we've been in one long series of wars, revolutions and counter revolutions since 1914. 

Outro music is 'Talkin' World War Three Blues' by Bob Dylan

Episode Artwork is 'Forests and Mountains' by the Soviet Russian artist Vladimir Bendinger

Patriots In Control

In this episode we begin with a self criticism of former positions taken on earlier versions of this podcast with relation to questions of patriotism, nationalism and how the class nature of the state can change the nature of these concepts.  We then go on to consider how patriotism is to be changed into a positive concept under socialism and how capitalism takes our noble impulses towards heroism, collective action and self sacrifice and distorts them.  

Outro Music is "England Arise" a hymn written by the English Communist Edward Carpenter

Episode Artwork is 'Creativity' by the Soviet Ukrainian Artist Vasily Hitrikov

The Holocaust and Historical Manipulation

Following the recent suspension of the Labour MP Kate Osamor by Sir Keir Starmer, following Osamor's tweet calling for remebrance of Palestinian dead on Holocaust memorial day, we examine how the history of the Holocaust is manipulated by imperialism. 

Outro is 'To The Party' a song from the Polish Peoples Republic

Episode Artwork is 'Legend' by the Soviet Latvian Artist Indulis Zarins (1971)

Patrons Edition - Questions of Sovereignty

In the first of our new patrons shows the question of sovereignty is examined. I doing so we look at the theories around the decline of sovereignty since the 1980s and why these are inadequate in understanding what sovereignty means when it comes to imperialist nations and why communists need to have a proper understanding of this. 

Border Wars & Empire Myths

In this episode we look at the International Court of Justice ruling against Israel and what it might mean in practical terms.  We then look at a recent question over the role of the Israel lobby before finally investigating the controversies over the US-Mexico-Texas border stand off. 

Episode artwork is 'I.V.Stalin' by Pavel Filunov

Episode Outro is the state anthem of the Belarusian SSR

The Sovereignty Question

In this patreons stream we look at the questionf of sovereignty and multipolarity. 

The DPRK and The Occupied South

Dr Dermot Hudson returns to the programme to talk about the recent policy change made by the Supreme Peoples Assembly of the DPRK towards the occupied south.  

Outro Music is the DPRK Military Choir performing the song 'Reunification'

The Sovereignty Question

There'll be a patrons only livestream tomorrow at 5pm British time. It'll be focussed on the question of sovereignty and, more specifically, whether the European countries are simple vassals of the US imperialists or there if is more to be examined here.

Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Biden?

As Zelensky, Zaluzhny and Budanov compete for the title of imperialisms chief Ukrainian front man we look at the power struggle in Kiev and what it means.  In doing so we consider the role played by Mi6 in the war and how this fits into wider British strategies designed to preserve the power of British imperialism globally.  Later on in the episode we go back how we should analyse the notorious color revolution tactics of US imperialism over the last twenty years. 

Outro Music is "Why Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler" by Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire

Episode Artwork is 'Battle' by the Soviet Russian artist Aristarkh Lentulov

Lenin Lives! Part 2

This is the second part of our special episode on the immortal legacy of Lenin. In this we cover the second part of our presentation on the 1902 text 'What Is To Be Done'. 

Outro Music is 'Lenin' A Song Of The Yugoslav Partisans

Lenin Lives - Part 1

As it is the centenary of Lenin's immortality we take the time to examine the cornerstone of his legacy, the seminal 1902 text 'What Is To Be Done'.

This is part 1 of our study of this, part 2 will be out tomorrow.

Artwork is 'Lenin On A Tribune' by the Soviet Russian artist Alexandr Gerasimov

Outro Music is 'At The Call Of Comrade Lenin' an Indian Communist song

What Compradors Have Wrought

We begn the programme with a disturbing eye wtiness account of the latest horrors of the war in Ukraine.  After that we look at the likelihood of the NATO block moving into western Ukraine under the cover of the latest set of military excercises.

We also cover the latest news from Iraq, Yemen, Syria and occupied Palestine.

Outro Music is 'Glory To The Party Glory To Lenin!" a song of the Ukrainian SSR

Episode Artwork is 'Farewell To Winter' by the Soviet Russian Artist Tatyana Nazarenko

Davos Dreams of 1996

In this programme we discuss the recent meeting of the worlds leading sex tourists in the devils hideaway of Davos, Switzerland. Along the way we encounter a profound disconnection from reality that many of the speakers are displaying and conclude that the WEF is an institution of US imperialism that is out of time and can only dream of the glory days of the 1990s. 

The Class War In Germany

In this edition of the programme we interview comrades Alex & Max from the Communist Organisation (KO) in Germany. We discuss the nature of German imperialism in relation to the overarching power of US imperialism, the fanatical support of Israel, legacies of the DDR, the rise of the Sara Wagenknecht organisation and the reactionary AFD.   

You can find the KO website on the link below. Be sure to follow their work. https://kommunistische-organisation.d...

You can also follow the KO on telegram  https://t.me/kommunistischeorganisation