A few years before the commemoration of the centennial of the national independence, a group of students from the San Marcos University opened a conference cycle which would be known as the Conversatorio Universitario (University Discussion). This academic activity, endorsed by Raul Porras Barrenechea proposed, from a historical perspective, new approaches to the Emancipation era during the 1800-1825 period. Conversatorio Universitario activities began in June 1919. Its participants were young students, who presented their progress in research being developed. In their research the independence of Peru was approached from different points of view. Subsequently, the commentators –members of the named «Centennial Generation»– would accomplish a distinguished endeavor in the country’s intellectual life; among there were Raul Porras, Jorge Guillermo Leguia, Luis Alberto Sanchez and M...

The article reviews the journalistic work and the conferences of José Carlos Mariátegui about the Russian Revolution. The selection of articles analyzed is mainly about the policy of the Soviet Government and its diplomatic actions, the cultural work of the Revolution and the debates in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1920s. In addition, it refers to Mariátegui’s evaluations of some of the main political leaders of the Soviet Republic; in particular, his writings on Leon Trotsky are analyzed.

A pocos años de la conmemoración del centenario de la independencia nacional, un grupo de estudiantes de la Universidad de San Marcos inauguró un ciclo de conferencias que sería conocido como el Conversatorio Universitario. Esta actividad académica, impulsada por Raúl Porras Barrenechea, proponía, desde la historia, nuevas aproximaciones a la época de la Emancipación en el período 1800-1825. Las actividades del Conversatorio Universitario se iniciaron en junio de 1919. Sus participantes eran jóvenes estudiantes, quienes expusieron avances de las investigaciones que venían desarrollando. En sus trabajos, la independencia del Perú fue abordada desde diferentes perspectivas. A partir de entonces, los ponentes —miembros de la nominada «Generación del Centenario»— cumplirían destacada labor en la vida intelectual del país; éstos fueron: Raúl Porras, Jorge Guillermo Leg...

The article reviews the journalistic work and the conferences of José Carlos Mariátegui about the Russian Revolution. The selection of articles analyzed is mainly about the policy of the Soviet Government and its diplomatic actions, the cultural work of the Revolution and the debates in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1920s. In addition, it refers to Mariátegui’s evaluations of some of the main political leaders of the Soviet Republic; in particular, his writings on Leon Trotsky are analyzed.

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