Georgi Dimitrov, "The Unity of the Working Class Against Fascism" [1935]
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Hello all and welcome to 2026!
It hardly needs to be said that the imperialists have kicked this year off for us in a big way. Between Trump's adventures abroad, leaked White House documents showing a strategy of "divide and conquer" in Europe leveraging the worst kind of far-right forces from Italy to Britain, and the ongoing deterioration of almost all organised political expression in the Global North with the exception of fascism, it's clear our work is cut out for us.
That's why we're dusting off the speech given by Georgi Dimitrov, head of the Communist International during the Stalin period, in 1935 - at the high tide of traditional 20th century fascism. By 1935 the international communist movement had fully leaned into militant anti-fascism, having spent most of the Twenties struggling to come to terms with this development in the class struggle.
This speech is practical, incisive and instructive. It helpfully outlines what steps the working class can take to arm itself against fascism in an effective way, without being submerged into liberal anti-fascism, an increasingly tepid phenomenon.
Find the text here; https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/dimitrov/works/1935/unity.htm
It's relatively short, taking about an hour to read. Take care and see you there!