lost dreams

Josep Ramoneda, Iván de la Nuez and Pascual Serrano

Whether from circumstances arising from the struggle against Franco or else because they felt it was the only discourse that could put an end to the catastrophic situation generated by capitalism, many men and women pinned their hopes for a transformation of the world on the idea of communism and the revolutions it gave rise to. The clash with their own social class origins or the knowledge of the way some communist revolutions had gone led many communists to leave the parties they belonged to and take up sceptical or directly anti-communist positions. Here we debate the reasons for and the consequences of these conflicts that changed many people’s personal trajectories.