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The Tragedy of the Althussers

“On the morning of Sunday 16 November, Hélène Althusser, wife of philosopher Louis Althusser, was found dead in their Ecole Normale flat in the rue d’Ulm. The philosopher, in a state of complete delirium, accused himself of strangling her. The college doctor, Etienne, and the deputy director had . . .” read more

Herbert Marcuse

“The sad news of the death of Herbert Marcuse has reached us as we send this issue to press. The highly original and critical intelligence he brought to Marxism, and his unstinting solidarity with those in need of it, will be sorely missed. His life spanned the epoch . . .” read more

Moscow Winter 1934

“We had arranged to meet on the boat and travel together. I was part of an Intourist package to see the November celebrations in Red Square and Desmond was to give a series of lectures in the University of Moscow. We thought that we would somehow wangle for . . .” read more

'The Memory that works backwards only...'

“Osip Mandelstam was one of the most original and powerful Russian poets of the pre-revolutionary and revolutionary period, who might have left an even deeper mark on modern Soviet literature if in the last years of his life he had not been cruelly hounded by Stalin and driven . . .” read more

'Lettres a T. Briant et C. Valence'

“Max Jacob: Lettres ` T. Briant et C. Valence.” read more

'Prisoner of the British'

“Prisoner of the British: Yuji Aida. Translated from the Japanese by Hide Ishiguro and Louis Allen. The Cresset Press. 30s.” read more

Hugh Gaitskell

“He had scarcely drawn his last breath, when the halo was stuck above his head. It was like some preposterous historical mistake. Who would have believed Hugh Gaitskell fit for such an exalted place in the national pantheon? Who, dredging through the speeches and few writings of this . . .” read more

'Radcliffe'

“Radcliffe. David Storey. Longmans, 21s.” read more

Nazim Hikmet

“Nazim Hikmet spent one third of his adult life fighting for a socialist revolution in his native Turkey, one third in jail and one third in exile. Now he is dead. Very few in Britain can have felt anything at the news. Very few can have known who . . .” read more

Reply from 'Survey'

“March 13, 1963.” read more

Communication on 'Survey'

“We have received the following communication from Marcel Liebman. We print it as a matter of interest to readers.” read more

C.Wright Mills

“I mourn the death of C. Wright Mills, bitterly and personally. We had, in the last five years of his life, become close friends. I am not minded to write a detached appraisal of his work and thought. But I think I can write about the man he . . .” read more

Tribute to Camus

“only six months ago, only yesterday, one asked: “What will he do?” Provisionally torn by contradictions which must be respected, he had chosen silence. But he was one of those rare beings for whom one may well wait, because they choose slowly and remain faithful to their . . .” read more