Is the Socialist Idea Dead: The Problem of Alienation of Labor

Abstract

This article presents the results of a roundtable discussion dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of N. D. Kolesov.
The discussion focused on the life and creative legacy of this outstanding Russian political economist, the specifics of his methodology and the school he founded, problematic aspects of fundamental production relations, and the scientific legacy of this
prominent Soviet and Russian economist, who developed one of the fundamental theories of public ownership.