Bob Avakian
Bob Avakian (born March 7, 1943 in Washington, DC ) is chairman and theoretician of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), the largest Maoist group in the United States .
Life
Avakian's grandparents immigrated from Armenia . Avakian was born in Washington and grew up in Berkeley . There he attended high school and the University of California . He has been in the movement for freedom of expression politicized (Free Speech Movement or FSM) and was initially a leader of the Revolutionary Union (Revolutionary Confederation). Avakian co-founded the Revolutionary Communist Party in 1975 and has been its chairman ever since.
Publications
- Away with All Gods! Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World , 2008.
- Observations on Art, Culture, Science, and Philosophy , 2006.
- Marxism and the Call of the Future: Conversations on Ethics, History, and Politics , 2006, written with Bill Martin.
- From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist , 2006.
- Preaching from a Pulpit of Bones , 1999.
- Phony Communism is Dead ... Long Live Real Communism! , 1992.
- Could We Really Win? , 1991.
- Reflections, Sketches, and Provocations: Essays and Commentary , 1981-1987 ', 1990.
- Democracy: Can't We Do Better Than That? , 1986.
- Bullets: From the Writings, Speeches, and Interviews of Bob Avakian , 1985.
- A Horrible End, or an End to the Horror? , 1984.
- For a Harvest of Dragons , 1983.
- Mao Tsetung's Immortal Contributions , 1979.
- The Loss in China and the Revolutionary Legacy of Mao Tsetung , 1978.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Works by Bob Avakian (Available in English and Spanish only)
- Revolution: Why It's Necessary, Why It's Possible, What It's All About 2003, a film based on a speech by Bob Avakian (available in English and Spanish only)
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SURNAME | Avakian, Bob |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician, leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |