“Plowing in the sea”. The Russian Revolution and Latin America

The review analyzes the book "The Russian Revolution and Latin America: 1917 and Beyond," edited by Carlos Miguel Herrera and Eugenia Palieraki. It highlights the diversity of responses to the Russian Revolution, ranging from enthusiasm to rejection, and criticizes the dichotomous view of this event in traditional historiography. The book seeks to understand how the Russian Revolution impacted Latin American societies and challenges the Eurocentric view of the event. Specific cases are examined, such as the development of the Argentine Communist Party, the Communist Party of Mexico and tensions between the Comintern and the Communist Party of Chile. The relationship between the Russian Revolution and the Chilean left is also studied, as well as the impact of communism on the family life of militants. The work concludes with an essay on the "posterity" of the Russian Revolution in Latin America, suggesting that its legacy continues to resonate in the region and contributes to the debate on the role of socialist left in present and future struggles.