The Revolutionary Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg

This book sets out to examine Rosa Luxemburg’s ideas, not from the distorted myths about her political ideas, or solely about personal questions such as her love life, but from Luxemburg’s very own writings. It is an attempt to provide an insight into the treasure trove of ideas and revolutionary theory that Luxemburg’s works constitute. The book shows that the real Rosa Luxemburg is often very far from the myths and rumours that surround her: Rosa Luxemburg was, is and remains a revolutionary.

Contents

15 chapters

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Becoming a Revolutionary
• 2. Reform or Revolution
• 3. The Russian Organisational Question
• 4. Mass Strike and Spontaneity
• 5. The Quiet Before the Storm
• 6. The War
• 7. The Russian Revolution
• 8. The German Revolution
• Final Considerations: The Eagle
• Postscript
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• List of Titles