Channel Title: Socialist Swann Channel Description: I'm a British Marxist Leninist making videos on history, mainly the GDR, Ireland and the USSR Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann <video> Socialism in the GDR: Democracy Description: A brief look into how Socialist Democracy functioned in the GDR, its successes, failures and lessons for the socialists of today Sources: Books. Bruni De la Motte and John Green, 'Stasi State or Socialist Paradise', (London, 2015) Mary Fulbrook, 'The People's State, East German Society from Hitler to Honecker', (New Haven, 2005) Austin Murphy, 'The Trumph of Evil: The Reality of the USA's Cold War Victory', (Fucecchio, 2000) Articles. Walter Ulbricht, 'Why is there no opposition in the GDR?' (1957), http://ghdi.ghi-dc.org/sub_document.cfm?document_id=2985 Guenter Heydemann, 'Entwicklung der DDR bis Ende der achtziger Jahre', Informationen zur politischen Bildung Nr. 270/2001 'Zwei Staatsgruendungen auf deutschem Boden', Informationen zur politischen Bildung Nr.259/2005 ' More Than Just an Oxymoron? Democracy in the German Democratic Republic.' https://historyned.blog/2016/04/10/more-than-just-an-oxymoron-democracy-in-the-german-democratic-republic/ Videos: Das Andere Leben- Ep3- Demokratie und Zussamenleben in der DDR, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdI5pVTFzIM&feature=youtu.be </video> <video> Reacting to 'Life in "SOVIET" East Germany' Description: Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann Join me in reacting to the Armchair Historian's video about the GDR. My actual reaction ends at roughly 1:10:00 mark This was a fairly informal chat but here are the sources I refer to: Books: Bruni De la Motte and John Green, 'Stasi State or Socialist Paradise', (London, 2015) Mary Fulbrook, 'The People's State, East German Society from Hitler to Honecker', (New Haven, 2005) Kristen R. Ghodsee, 'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism And Other Arguments for Economic Independence', (London, 2018) Austin Murphy, 'The Trumph of Evil: The Reality of the USA's Cold War Victory', (Fucecchio, 2000) Articles: Eli Rubin, ʻThe Trabant: Consumption, Eigen-Sinn, and Movement’, History Workshop Journal, 68 (2009), 27–44 Jeff Hayton, ʻHärte gegen Punk: Popular Music, Western Media, and State Response in the German Democratic Republicʼ, German History, 31, 4 (2013), 523–549 Mary Fulbrook, ʻPopular Discontent and Political Activism in the GDRʼ, Contemporary European History, 2, 3 (1993), 265–282 If you want to hear what actual East Germans have to say, watch this amazing series by the KO, Das Andere Leben: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0OS9H09ehtKudwJTi5ioN0xRLuA12Tqk </video> <video> Socialism in the GDR: Gender, Sex and Sexuality Description: A look in to how socialism emancipated women, changed gender roles and secured LGBTQ+ rights as well as its failings and shortcomings that we can learn from today. Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann Check out Twink Revolution's video on LGBTQ+ issues in Germany and the GDR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8gwHE5smTE Sources: Books: Bruni De la Motte and John Green, 'Stasi State or Socialist Paradise', (London, 2015) Mary Fulbrook, 'The People's State, East German Society from Hitler to Honecker', (New Haven, 2005) Kristen R. Ghodsee, 'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism And Other Arguments for Economic Independence', (London, 2018) Austin Murphy, 'The Trumph of Evil: The Reality of the USA's Cold War Victory', (Fucecchio, 2000) Articles: https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/14/legalising-homosexuality-germany-did-it-25-years-ago-what-about-other-european-countries Lavender and Red: https://www.workers.org/books2016/Lavender_and_Red.pdf Dagmar Herzog, ʻEast Germany's Sexual Evolutionʼ, in Katherine Pence and Paul Betts, eds., Socialist Modern: East German Everyday Culture and Politics (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008), 71–95 Josie McLellan, ʻGlad to be Gay Behind the Wall. Gay and Lesbian Activism in 1970s East Germanyʼ, History Workshop Journal, 74 (2012), 105–130 </video> <video> Can the North really be independent? The North-South divide in England. Description: A Marxist analysis of the North-South divide and a response to the queston of can the North really breakaway as an independent 'Northumbrian' state? If you can, support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann Follow the Young Communist League in Yorkshire here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YorkshireYCL/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/yclyorkshire?s=21 Instagram: https://instagram.com/ycl.yorkshire?utm_medium=copy_link Sources: Katie Burton, 'A country divided: Why England's North–South divide is getting worse', https://geographical.co.uk/uk/item/3906-a-country-divided-why-england-s-north-south-divide-is-getting-worse Friedrich Engels, 'The Condition of the Working Class in England', https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/condition-working-class-england.pdf James Hawes, 'The north-south divide is as old as England itself. Unity is only ever fleeting', https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/25/north-south-divide-old-as-england-itself-unity-is-only--ever-fleeting Tom Hazeldine, 'The Northern Question: A History of a Divided Country', (London, 2020). Joseph Stalin, 'Marxism and the National Question', https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1913/03.htm Statistics on S*icide rates by region in England and Wales: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2019registrations Video on the North South divide by Sky News: https://youtu.be/6k7ILFka9AU </video> <video> The Battle of Holbeck Moor: Leeds against Mosley Description: The story of Leeds' fight against fascism and Mosley's Blackshirts. If you can, please support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann The story is from here: https://chrisnickson.co.uk/2014/11/20/the-battle-of-holbeck-moor-a-leeds-story-but-a-true-one/ Other sources: https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/09/remembering-the-battle-of-holbeck-moor https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2019/06/14/oswald-mosley-and-leeds-the-battle-of-holbeck-moor-27th-september-1936/ https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/dark-day-fascists-marched-leeds-598877 </video> <video> 'What you should know about the Berlin Wall' Description: We read through a pamphlet released by the GDR in 1962 for international audiences explaining why they took the decision to build the Wall. This helps us to see the other factors for its construction than purely emigration. The pamphlet: https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/wall.htm Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann </video> <video> Irishtown: Beginnings of the Land War Description: An overview of landlordism in 19th century Ireland and the birth of the movement set on destroying it, the Land League. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann Subscribe to ZahnZee's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDuCemVCZ24dasN9zgOP4XA And his Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zahnzee Join a tenants union! CATU: https://catuireland.org/join/ Acorn: https://www.acorntheunion.org.uk/join Primary Sources: James Fintan Lalor, 'The Faith of a Felon', (1848) Michael Davitt, 'The Fall of Feudalism in Ireland: or the Story of the Land League Revolution', (1904) Secondary Sources: Emmet O'Connor, 'A Labour History of Ireland', (Dublin, 2011). Carla King, 'Michael Davitt', (Dublin, 2009). 'P. Berresford Ellis, 'A History of the Irish Working Class', (London, 1972). </video> <video> 'The Other Proclamation of the Irish Republic:' The 1867 Rising and Socialist Republicanism Description: The first in a series of "Socialist Gobbets." Looking at important documents in socialist history from around the world A massive thank you to @Marxism_Today who lent his voice to the reading of the proclamation. Sources: James Connolly, 'Labour in Irish History,' (1910) Alan O'Day, 'Irish Homerule 1867-1921,' (1998) John Newsinger, 'Fenianism in Mid Victorian Britain', (London 1994.) </video> <video> Pub Talk: What's occurring with the channel? Description: Grab a pint, join me in the pub and let's chat about what's happening with the channel for the foreseeable future. </video> <video> Socialism in the GDR: Football Description: With Euro 2020 coming to a close and in the wake of the Super League fiasco, let's take a look back to how the German Democratic Republic approached the beautiful game as well as the lessons we can learn from it today. Go subscribe to Scottish Proletarian here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnw_woExH_Y0rwH2GVaZ8hA Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann Sources: Bruni De la Motte and John Green, 'Stasi State or Socialist Paradise', (London, 2015) Mary Fulbrook, 'The People's State, East German Society from Hitler to Honecker', (New Haven, 2005) Alan McDougall, 'The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany', (Cambridge, 2014). Michael Wagg, 'The Turning Season: DDR-Oberliga Revisited', (London, 2020). Connolly Youth Movement, ‘How Unification Killed the Beautiful Game’, https://cym.ie/2021/04/22/how-unification-killed-the-beautiful-game/ </video> <video> Socialism in the GDR: Introduction Description: An introduction to the new channel and first series about the GDR from a Marxist Leninist perspective. I'll aim to put out the first proper about Democracy in the GDR within the next two weeks. </video> <video> Socialism in the GDR: Patriotism & Internationalism Description: We'll explore how the GDR utilised patriotism and assess how much of a useful tool it is for the left today. Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann Sources: Books: Bruni De la Motte and John Green, 'Stasi State or Socialist Paradise', (London, 2015) Thomas M. Forster, 'The East German Army: Second in the Warsaw Pact', (London, 1980.) Mary Fulbrook, 'The People's State, East German Society from Hitler to Honecker', (New Haven, 2005) Austin Murphy, 'The Trumph of Evil: The Reality of the USA's Cold War Victory', (Fucecchio, 2000) Anna Saunders, 'Honecker's Children: Youth and Patriotism in East(ern) Germany, 1979-2002', (Manchester, 2007) </video> <video> Socialism in the GDR: Work Description: A look into how the workplace, workers' rights and democracy functioned in the GDR For all your art and banner needs, check out: https://twitter.com/JaredComrade Sources: Books: Bruni De la Motte and John Green, 'Stasi State or Socialist Paradise', (London, 2015) Mary Fulbrook, 'The People's State, East German Society from Hitler to Honecker', (New Haven, 2005) Austin Murphy, 'The Trumph of Evil: The Reality of the USA's Cold War Victory', (Fucecchio, 2000) Articles: Dorothee Wierling, ʻWork, Workers, and Politics in the German Democratic Republicʼ, International Labor and Working-Class History, 50 (1996) Tilmann Siebeneichner, ‘‘Socialist achievements’ and their protection. The Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse and socialist statehood’ Social History, 39:4 p.463 Videos: 'Das Andere Leben: Arbeit und Wirtschaft in der DDR' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiLvY5I0CAw&t=901s </video> <video> Socialism in the GDR: Christmas Description: A brief look at how Socialists in the GDR celebrated the holiday season. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SocialistSwann Check out these comrades: The Partizan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVaVv3qxOqccV3kmH1Tar3A Hawkless Morty: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hawkless-talks/id1504024200 Socialist Quick Fix: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQMUZP1Y0m7Rr8yMeTbr3UQ Sources: (Sadly there aren't too many out there.) https://www.stripes.com/news/christmas-in-east-berlin-the-iron-curtain-is-no-barrier-for-st-nick-1.42571 https://wendemuseum.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/a-typical-east-german-christmas-eve-from-a-childs-perspective/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-24-mn-20815-story.html Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b__R6nP2oA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a68vAhga1hs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqUED3zoKjM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw7U3H56bSY&t=274s </video>

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