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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all,

I don't know where to post this because it's not a question about theory but more about if anyone has read (one of) these books and what they think about it.

I'm reading Jean Ellenstein's History of the Stalinist Phenomenon. It's a historical analysis of how the conditions under which Stalin led the USSR came to be.

Then I got recommended Fully Automated Luxury Communism by Aaron Bastani. I lookednup Aaron Bastani as I didn't know him and my fidst feeling is dubious. Anyone that has read this book and can comment on it?

Finally, if there is a better space on Lemmygrad for this, let me know! Something like a books or book discussion space or something.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Regarding your last question, there is a books commumity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ooh, and there's a literature community too (that I found while looking for book related stuff just now).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Arron Bastani is a British guy with Iranian heritage, he's one of the co-founders of Novara Media, a left-wing media organisation in the UK. He's fine, has decent, consistent left politics. I've read the book, but it was when it came out, so a few years ago now. Whether it's good or not depends on your outlook given that its thesis is one of techno-optimism, it didn't really win me over but you may feel differently.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks. I'm not one for techno-optimism but maybe it has some good ideas.