Civil War in Spain - 75th Anniversary of the International Brigades
Loading...
Uploaded by ProletarianCPGBML on Jan 10, 2012
On the 75th anniversary of the formation of the International Brigades, Katt Cremer gave this excellent presentation to the Stalin Society, summarizing the events of the Spanish Civil war, its principle protagonists and their political ideology, as well as a brief history of the main battles of the war and its course.
In this key anti-fascist struggle, the prelude to imperialism's war on the Soviet Union (world war 2), the international proletariat rallied to the defense of the Spanish republic. Some 35,000 workers from at least 53 countries answered the call of the communist international to form the International Brigades.
Despite the loss of the republic in 1939, as Dolores Ibárruri, "La Pasionaria", stated in her famous farewell address:
"Today many are departing. Thousands remain, shrouded in Spanish earth, profoundly remembered by all Spaniards. Comrades of the International Brigades: Political reasons, reasons of state, the welfare of that very cause for which you offered your blood with boundless generosity, are sending you back, some to your own countries and others to forced exile. You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy's solidarity and universality in the face of the vile and accommodating spirit of those who interpret democratic principles with their eyes on hoards of wealth or corporate shares which they want to safeguard from all risk.
"We shall not forget you; and, when the olive tree of peace is in flower, entwined with the victory laurels of the Republic of Spain -- return!
"Return to our side for here you will find a homeland -- those who have no country or friends, who must live deprived of friendship -- all, all will have the affection and gratitude of the Spanish people who today and tomorrow will shout with enthusiasm:
"Long live the heroes of the International Brigades!"
Full text of her inspiring and profoundly moving speech here:
http://redyouthuk.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=556&action=edit&am...
Further Reading:
75th Anniversary of the International Brigades:
http://www.cpgb-ml.org/index.php?secName=proletarian&subName=display&...
"Land and Freedom" and the Trotskyist distortions told regarding the Spanish Civil War:
http://www.lalkar.org/issues/contents/jul2008/landandfreedom.php
Spain - dismembering history:
http://www.cpgb-ml.org/index.php?secName=proletarian&subName=display&...
How the spanish government deals with the descendants of Republican Spain - persecuting communists:
http://www.cpgb-ml.org/index.php?secName=proletarian&subName=display&...
Join us:
http://www.cpgb-ml.org
http://www.stalinsociety.org.uk
Uploader Comments (ProletarianCPGBML)
Video Responses
All Comments (16)
-
Outstanding! Death to the crown, the king and the empire
-
You can view this video in Germany only with a proxy/vpn. The GEMA* locks it because of the song at the beginning of the video....
-
Excellent video! Thank you CPGB-ML and Katt.
-
Long live international anti-fascist solidarity!
Long live anti-fascist struggle!
Death to fascism!
Death to imperialism!
-
Another excellent video, well done comrades for such an excellent, inspiring and educational video.
-
Great video.
The CPGBML are putting some great educational videos on here.
Keep it up.
1 month ago 3
- 27:39
Kim Jong Il Memorial in Londonby ProletarianCPGBML1,724 views
- 6:33
Serve the people - Ludo Martensby StalinSociety473 views
- 1:15:02
An Anarchist's Storyby Air420902 views
- 3:16
Spain Women in Uniform 1936-39 Guerra Civil Española Soldado de la mujer bonita Spanish Civil Warby oldnavy1914294 views
- 14:47
Capitalism can't save the planetby ProletarianCPGBML734 views
- 8:32
China and the Rise of Chairman Maoby russeltarr2,173 views
- 1:09:46
Islamic History of Europe - Spainby QuranTafseer1,694 views
- 1:24:31
75 Years On - The International Brigades and the Spanish Civil Warby baceirigi295 views
- 41:26
The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Coloradoby UNMLive6,342 views
- 9:56
Los Canadienses: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Part 2/6by Number7smokesForEver1,580 views
- 9:22
The origins of the Spanish Civil War 01/06by pasaremos20104,257 views
- 10:01
Los Canadienses: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Part 4/6by Number7smokesForEver1,566 views
- 6:07
Spanish Civil War Documentary Through Film | Chapter 1: The Path to Warby dogfighter2579,204 views
- 5:45
The Last Lincoln Veteran By David Rovicsby baldchandler1,408 views
- 58:50
Dones Brigades Internacionals 17 Testimonisby CGTCatalunya22 views
- 4:41
The Dubliners 'Viva la Quinta Brigada' with lyricsby RobertRuhi5,252 views
- 3:25
History of Spain - National Geographicby Blad77134,081 views
- 28:40
North Korea documentary - The Dictator's Cutby UP1Di10,463 views
- 2:55
With the Lincoln Brigadeby sfaber4,805 views
- 9:58
Americans in the Spanish Civil War (1 of 2)by OttOmOlOtOv47,733 views
Very good and informative video!
Communist greetings from Germany,
t.
teardown1966 1 month ago
@teardown1966 thanks cde. spread the word...
ProletarianCPGBML 1 month ago
More consistently brilliant video from CPGB-ML. It is very important work and we all benefit from you publishing videos from your meetings online. It is also admirable to be bringing young comrades to the fore to present.
anondrogys 1 month ago 5
@anondrogys Thanks comrades. THe best way you can show your appreciation is to help us spread the information far and wide. Pls rate, forwrard, share, favourite, subscribe... and ask others to do likewise ;-)
Red Salute!
ProletarianCPGBML 1 month ago 3