Under the Banner of Marxism

Under the Banner of Marxism (Russian: Под знаменем марксизма, German: Unter dem Banner des Marxismus) was Bolshevik journal published in Moscow from 1922 to 1944. It was published monthly, except for 1933-1935, when it was published bi-monthly.

In a letter published in the first issue, Trotsky wrote:

"Arm the will and not only the thought, we say, because, in the era of great world upheavals, now more then ever before our will cannot break, but must harden only if it rests upon the scientific understanding of the conditions and causes of historical development
On the other hand, it is precisely in such a critical era as ours, especially if it drags on — i.e., if the pace of revolutionary events in the West proves slower than hoped for – that attempts of various idealist and semi-idealist philosophical schools and sects will likely possess the consciousness of young workers. Captured unaware by the events — without prior extensive experience of practical class struggle — the thought of young workers could be defenseless against various doctrines of idealism, which are essentially translations of religious dogma into the language of pseudo-philosophy. All of these schools, despite the diversity of their idealist, Kantian, empirio-critical, and other designations, in the end agree that consciousness, thought, knowledge prefaces matter, and not vice versa."

Alexander Bogdanov, referred to by the term "empirio-critical" saw this as an attack upon himself and his science of organisation, Tektology.

"Let me remind you of my situation over the past three years. I was subjected not to tens, but, I believe, to hundreds of attacks by influential persons, and even influential circles - in official documents, public speeches, in newspaper, magazine articles, whole books. I once said that the magazine Under the Banner of Marxism is published half against me, while Sholom Dvolajckij, himself one of the closest employees of this journal, corrected me: "Not half, but completely." My attempts at responding were not published; and it would be unthinkable to answer everything." Bogdanov[1]

After the death of Bogdanov UBM did publish Stefan Krivtsov's memories of Bogdanov.[2]

Abram Deborin ran the journal from 1926-1931.[3]

"Among Soviet philosophers, during 1922-1943 there was a magazine called Under the Banner of Marxism. It was born in early 1922, and in its issue No. 3 was printed a program article by VI Lenin "On the Significance of Militant Materialism". For 20 years, this magazine published a lot of good militant articles on their pages; but during the war it somehow faded and in the middle of 1943 its existence stopped altogether. It was not closed. No, it just did not have the strength to go out." Bonifaty Kedrov (first editor-in-chief of Problems of philosophy)

Problems of philosophy was established in July 1947 as a successor to Under the Banner of Marxism.

Articles

1922

No.1&2[4]

Tribune

  • 66 9. Party member: On courses for Marxist studies in the Socialist Academy
  • 68 10. A. Frenkel: It is necessary to sharpen the revolutionary weapon

Bibliography

1931
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References
  1. "Неизвестный Богданов". www.ihst.ru. Institute of the History of Natural Science and Technology. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. "Under the Banner of Marxism - 1928, 1929". ns210054.ovh.net. Libcom. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. "Deborin, Abram Moiseevich". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. "Under the banner of Marxism - 1922, 1923". libcom.org. Lib Com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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