Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 23:05:00 -0600 (MDT)
From: Rolfe-AT-pseud.pseud
Subject: Re: M-INTRO: Re: Plekhanov


I, too, am wondering about the seemingly miraculous resurection of
M-Intro. Anyone know anything about this?--Hans?

On Wed, 17 Jun 1998 Sheila-AT-pseud.pseud wrote:

> Wait a minute  -  does Marxism-Intro still exist in Virginia?  Am I 
> somehow automatically subscribed?  If not, how do I?  If it doesn't
> exist anymore, how is it that I'm replying to M-Intro?  If I'm not 
> replying to M-Intro, what am I replying to?  How did I get the 
> message I'm replying to?  (Where am I? What year is this?)
> 
> > Date:          Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:42:55 +0100
> > To:            BARRY WILKINS <WilkinsB-AT-cardiff.ac.uk>,
> >                marxism-unmoderated-AT-buo319b.econ.utah.edu,
> >                marxism-thaxis-AT-buo319b.econ.utah.edu, marxism-AT-lists.panix.com,
> >                marxism-intro-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU
> > From:          PSEUDONYM-AT-pseud.pseud
> > Subject:       M-INTRO: Re: Plekhanov
> > Reply-to:      marxism-intro-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks Barry,
> > 
> > Yours is the only reply. If you do have the time I would like the
> > reference. However I expect it will be in the Marx Memorial Library in
> > London (where I live)?
> > 
> > Gerry
> > 
> > In message <5F038C60EB0-AT-HUMSCF1S.CF.AC.UK>, BARRY WILKINS
> > <WilkinsB-AT-cardiff.ac.uk> writes
> > >Dear Gerry,
> > >
> > >I have only just seen your post. Did anybody send the reference to 
> > >you? I have at home a 5-volume work of Plekhanov's Philosophical 
> > >Works, published in English by Progress, but probably long out of 
> > >print. There's a reasonable chance that what you're looking for is in 
> > >there somewhere, so I'll check if you would like me to.
> > >
> > >However, if somebody has supplied you with the reference by now, 
> > >could you let me have it too, please?
> > >
> > >best wishes,
> > >
> > >Barry Wilkins
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Barry Wilkins 
> > >Philosophy Section 
> > >School of English, Communication and Philosophy
> > >University of Wales
> > >PO Box 94
> > >Cardiff CF1 3XB                      Tel   01222-874025
> > >UK                                   Fax   01222-874618
> >  Original message:
> > JP Cannon, in his book The History of American Trotskyism, at the end of
> > the second paragraph of lecture 7 entitled The Turn to Mass Work wrote: 
> > 
> > `In the terminology of the Marxist movement, as it was defined most
> > precisely by Plekhanov, agitation and propaganda are two distinct forms
> > of activity. Propaganda he defined as the dissemination of many
> > fundamental ideas to a few people; what we perhaps in America are
> > accustomed to call education. Agitation he defined as the dissemination
> > of a few ideas, or only one idea, to many people. Propaganda is directed
> > toward the vanguard; agitation toward the masses.'
> > 
> > p. 118 1979 Pathfinder edition.
> > 
> > Can anyone tell me where I might get Plekhanov's original piece on this
> > subject? Might it be on the net somewhere or could someone send me it on
> > e-mail?
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Gerry Downing
> > 
> > 
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