Sean Sayers

ABSTRACT

It is said that Soviet communism was a failure. Although there were horrific and brutal aspects of soviet society, its record was not solely negative. What it showed is that there can be an alternative to free market capitalism. Capitalism is now in crisis; the idea of alternatives to capitalism is back on the agenda. Recent responses to this situation by Badiou and Streeck are discussed and criticised.

KEYWORDS

Russian revolution; Soviet communism; F. Fukuyama; A. Badiou; W. Streeck

From: International Critical Thought 2018 8(3)

Editor: Wang Yi