Saturday, 23 May 2026
New York 09:30 /London 14:30 /15:30 Paris/16:30 Moscow / 19:00 Delhi
Comrade Vijay Singh the Founder Editor of the journal Revolutionary Democracy, passed away on 17th April 2026. A consistent adherent of Marxism-Leninsim, he was an uncompromising critic of all forms of revisionism. At the same time he was a great history teacher, a Teacher’s movement activist, and a fearless defender of all democratic causes. He was a tireless researcher who delved deep into the history of the communist movement and explored the archives of the movement in different parts of the world. He was constantly in dialogue with revolutionaries and young activists across the world sharing his views and findings and learning from them. He has left behind him a rich legacy of his writings, unpublished papers and memories of his conversations with comrades on a vast variety of subjects.
An online memorial meeting to pay tributes to and commemorate the work of Comrade Vijay Singh, will be held on Saturday, 23 May 2026, New York 09:30 /London 14:30 /15:30 Paris/16:30 Moscow / 19:00 Delhi.
All comrades and friends are welcome to join the memorial meeting and share their ideas and experiences.
Revolutionary Democracy
23 May 2026
New York 09:30 /London 14:30 /15:30 Paris/16:30 Moscow / 19:00 Delhi
Join Zoom Meeting - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83216839791?pwd=xQspvfw7adsCbbzb0mQb8md2BB3zuW.1
The April 2026 issue of the English-language Indian Marxist-Leninist theoretical, political, and historical journal Revolutionary Democracy ( revolutionarydemocracy.org ), over 200 pages in length (it is usual around that size), came out by early evening May 12th and can be ordered from Red Star Publishers ( redstarpublishers.org ) for $7 dollars, which covers the shipping cost within the US. For more information about ordering see the website. Their postal mailbox has been discontinued and payments must be made through PayPal or by special arrangement. Many of the articles are also posted on Revolutionary Democracy's website.
Brick and mortar bookstores, organizations, and individuals selling copies in Canada, India, the UK, and the USA are listed on the current issue page at revolutionarydemocracy.org , linked at the top of the menu on the left and some are listed below.
Bookculture – 536 West 112th Street, New York, New York 10025
Center for Marxist Education – 550 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
May Day Books – 301 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454
Red Emma's – 30 West North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Sankofa Video & Books – 2714 Georgia Drive, Washington, DC 20001
At The Stalin Society and at the National Office of the New Communist Party, both in London, UK
Janchetna – D-68, Nirala Nagar, Lucknow-226020
Pragatisheel Sahitya Sadan – Indralok Apartment, opposite Allahabad Bank, Patna 800006
People's Book House – Meher House Cawasji Patel Street Fort, Mumbai-400001
Navodaya Book House – Opp. Arya Samaj Mandir Kathigada, Hyderabad 500027
Mythry Book House – Masjid Lane, Karl Marx Road, Vijayawada 520002, Andhra Pradesh
Prajasakhti Book House – Door No. 27-1-54, Karl Marx Road, Vijayawada-520002, Andhra Pradesh
Punjab Book Centre – S.C.O. 1126-27, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh
Anwesha Book Store – Barowary, Chenikutti, Guwahati-781003
Eklavya Prakashani – Malow Ali, Jorhat, Assam-785001
Notun Padathik – Opp. Assam Engineering Institute Chandmari, Guwahati 781003, Assam
Progressive Book Centre – BHU Campus, Viswanathan Temple Gate, Varanasi, U.P.
Lokayat Prakashan – 883 Lodhon Ki Goli, M.D. Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Keezhaikkaru – c/o A. Mukundan, 16, Arumanaichaavadi, Near Anthonyaar Church, Cantt Palaavaram, Chennai 600043
Progressive Book House – M.L. Nehru Road, Pan Bazaar, Guwahati-781001, Assam
People's Publishing House – 18A Marina Arcade, G Block, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001
People Tree – 8, Regal Building Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001
Geeta Book Centre – Kamal Shopping Complex JNU New Campus, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-67
People's Publishing House – J.N.U. New Campus, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-67
Su Ku Ning's Black Holes – Khurai Lamlong Keithal, A.P. Road, Imphal East, Manipur-795002
The Book Mark – 6, Bankim Chatterji Street, Kolkata 700073
Manisha Granthalaya – 4/3B Bankim Chatterjee Street, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata 700073
SETU Prakashani – (Beside Coffee House), Shyamacharan Dey Street, Kolkata 700073
SETU Prakashani – 12A, Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata 700006
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Badruddin Umar (Bengali: বদরুদ্দীন উমর; December 20, 1931 in Bardhaman, Bengal Presidency, British India – after 10am on September 7, 2025 at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka, Bangladesh; the funeral prayer met at the Dhaka University Central Mosque and he was interred in the Jurain cemetery late in the afternoon on September 8th); he became a member of the Communist Party of East Pakistan (ML) in 1969 and edited its weekly Shaptahik Ganashakhti February 1970-March 1971; he led the Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) (বাংলাদেশের সাম্যবাদী দল (মার্কসবাদী-লেনিনবাদী ; the BSD-ML or the CPBML; founded in 1976) and he was president of the Bangladesh Krishak Federation (Bangladesh Peasant Federation; founded in 1978), the Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir (Bangladesh writers' camp? ; like a writers' union/intelligentsia organization?), and the Jatiya Mukti Council (National Liberation Council; founded in 2003): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badruddin_Umar , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Bangladesh_(Marxist–Leninist)_(Umar) , revolutionarydemocracy.org , redphoenixnews.com/2025/09/11/a-bright-red-star-has-joined-the-heavens-2/ and the previous issue of Revolutionary Democracy.
Russian communist revolutionary Dmitry Fedorovich Pirozhkov (March 22, 1946 – June 19, 2025; he is buried in Saint Petersburg's Southern Cemetery); Pirozhkov was a founder and editor of the newspaper Proletarskaya Gazeta, founded in 1999; he appears in a series on YouTube with Georgii Eremin YouTube.com/live/IcoTvSee-YU?si=qlqoQrNcbDrsoZEh NorthStar Compass?
An article from Proletarskaya Gazeta is re-posted here: durhamspark.blogspot.com/2024/01/proletarskaya-gazeta-intrigues-of-us.html
Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Георги Димитров Михайлов) / Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Димитров); (June 18, 1882 in Kovachevtsi, Bulgaria – July 2, 1949 at a sanatorium in Barvikha, Moscow; it has been suggested that he was poisoned): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Dimitrov , revolutionarydemocracy.org , www.marxists.org/reference/archive/dimitrov/index.htm , ml-review.ca/aml/index/subject.html#d , marx2mao.com/Other/Index.html#F&H , and neodemocracy.blogspot.com and michaelharrison.org.uk/ ? See a summer calendar post for more details – durhamspark.blogspot.com/2022/06/on-140th-anniversary-of-georgi.html , durhamspark.blogspot.com/2024/04/some-additional-events-and.html , durhamspark.blogspot.com/2024/08/summer-came-in-with-buzz-and-whirr-goes.html , etc.
The 2026 International Seminar: Problems of the Revolution in Latin America will be held in Quito July 30th-August 1st, with the theme of "Imperialism, War and the People's Struggle." Participants will only need to pay for transportation to and from Quito. For more information contact Red Star Publishers or APL in the USA; this annual conference is organized by the PCMLE and the JRE in Ecuador; there are articles in the PCMLE's En Marcha newspaper.
Revolutionary Democracy
Volume 3, No. 1 (New Series) April 2026
Contents:
Comrade Vijay Singh: Thought, Struggle, and Legacy, Padam Kumar
Comrade Vijay Singh ([October 27,] 1946-[April 17,] 2026) – A life spent in the struggle against Revisionism, CN Subramaniam
Comrade Vijay Singh, A tribute, Gautam Mody, NTUI
Compilation of Tributes Received
May Day Message ICMLPO
May Day Message NTUI
The Current World Situation and the Tasks of the Communists
ICMLPO Statement on Iran
Israeli-US Aggression on Iran and Lebanon and the Deepening Imperialist Crisis
Statement from the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Venezuela
ICMLPO Statement on Venezuela
The Labor Party Communist, Denmark [APK]: Statement on Greenland
'Socialism or Barbarism' Revisited, Bruce Mellado
70 Years of Khrushchevite Counter-Revolution, Scintilla
The Chinese "Enigma" from the Perspective of the Chinese Proletariat, Mustafa Yalciner
Who Were Liberated by the War of 1971?, Badruddin Umar
Tribute: Badruddin Umar: 'A Fearless Advocate of Creative Marxism,' Omar Tarek Chowdhury
Idamana K Narayanan Potty ([March 31,] 1961-[November 17,] 2025)
Document 1, The 1951 Note of the CPSU (B) on the Situation in the Communist Party of India [V Grigoryan on four trends within the CPI]
Document 2, Record of Discussions between Stalin and Leadership of the Communist Party of Japan in May, 1951 [including Molotov, Malenkov, Tokuda, Nosaka, and Nishizawa]
Document 3, Four Documents Pertaining to the Chinese Revolution and the Asian Communist Parties [including Ivan Kovalev, Pavel Yudin, and Liu Shaoqi]
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