Join us for an Austin DSA book club discussion in honor of Red Books Day, where we’ll read and discuss Alexandra Kollontai’s 1923 essay Make Way for Winged Eros. In this piece, Kollontai explores love, relationships, and sexuality through a socialist lens, challenging the commodification of love under capitalism and imagining new ways of relating beyond ownership and transaction.

We’ll unpack Kollontai’s vision of revolutionary love and its relevance today. How does capitalism shape our understanding of romance? What would love and relationships look like in a socialist society? Let’s read, reflect, and discuss together.

Essay: Make Way for Winged Eros: A Letter to Working Youth by Alexandra Kollontai