From Russia with Organizational Expertise: The Comintern Comes to China

Gregory Voitinsky comes to China and helps get the ball rolling to found the Communist Party. Also, a few words on commodity fetishism as the keystone of Marx's Capital and how this leads to Lenin's innovations in conceptualizing communist party formations.Some names from this episode:Gregory Voitinsky, Comintern organizer who arrived in China in March 1920Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu, two of the key figures in founding the Chinese Communist Party (their background is discussed in past episodes)S...