Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red: The Ukrainian Marxist Critique of Russian Communist Rule in Ukraine, 1918-1925

Stephen Velychenko's Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red explores the origins of national, anti-colonial Marxism in 1918 and the Russian Bolshevik occupation of Ukraine, examining the work of early twentieth-century Ukrainians and the rise of national communism in Russia and Ukraine. It provides a valuable selection of Ukrainian Marxist texts translated into English for the first time.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 306 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2022
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Stephen Velychenko's "Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red" explores the origins of national, anti-colonial Marxism in 1918 and the Russian Bolshevik occupation of Ukraine. He examines the works of early twentieth-century Ukrainians who viewed Russian rule as colonialism and the rise of national communism in Russia and Ukraine. Velychenko also critiques Russian imperialism and colonialism through the lens of Ukrainian Marxism. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of Russian communist rule in Ukraine, focusing on the Ukrainian communists, their attempted anti-Bolshevik uprising in 1919, and their exclusion from the Comintern. Additionally, an appendix includes valuable Ukrainian Marxist texts translated into English for the first time. This book reopens a significant chapter in the early years of the Soviet Union and sheds light on the relationship between nationalism and communism.

Weight: 430g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487548056