A.k. 47 - Selections From The Works Of Alexandra Kollontai

Kristen Ghodsee reads and discusses the introduction to Alexandra Kollontai included in a report written by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1959. This report, "The Communist Conspiracy: Strategy and Tactics of World Communism," includes two English selections of Kollontai's work: the foreword to Red Love and Isabel de Palencia's 1947 translation of Kollontai's essay, "A Letter to a Young Comrade."Mentioned in this episode is Elaine Tyler May's excellent book, Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War.Also, review the podcast and send in for your free A.K 47 stickers: Alexandra.kollontai.podcast@gmail.com