The God that Failed by Richard Crossman | Book Club

Suggested by: Carol H.
Pages to read: 298
ISBN: 9780231123952 (Originally listed edition & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Why did people support (Russian) communism?
•What is communism, socialism, and fascism?
•What did the Bolsheviks do?
•What is a Soviet?
•What happened to Russian collectivization?
•What the did Communist Party think of Spanish fascism?
•What did the Communist Party think of Nazi party?
•What was McCarthyism?
•How did Communism effect and was affected by religion?
•What is a proletariat?
•What happens to employment under communism?
•What happens to alternative political party’s?
•What does a Communist Party consider sabotage?
•How do Communist decisions get made?
•What is the difference between Capitalist and Socialist publishers?
•What became of ‘intellectuals’?
•Why did Arthur Koestler join the Communist Party?
•What did the Communist party want from Koestler?
•What did the Communist Party think of Koestler’s book?
•How did Russian people treat foreigners?
•Why did Ignazio Silone join the Communist Party?
•Why can the Italians accept an earthquake?
•Why did Richard Wright join the Communist Party?
•What did the Communist Party think of race?
•What did Andre Gide think of the Communist Party?
•What are the benefits and consequences of conformity?
•What did Louis Fischer think of the Communist Party?
•What is ‘Socialist realism’?
•When did the Bolshevik Revolution end?
•What happens to freedom when property is transferred to government?
•What did Stephen Spender think of the Communist Party?
•What do Communists think about the death?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.