本萨义德对来自俄罗斯的共产主义同志问题的回答。问题如下:1. What parts of the Marxist heritage clearly belong to the past, and which ones do you feel remain equally relevant today?
2. What are the main theoretical problems that Marxists have to resolve today?
3. In your opinion, who have been the most important Marxist thinker of recent decades and what have they contributed to the development of Marxism?
4. Can you tell us about your position on the question of the role of the dialectic in Marxist theory?
5. In the 1990s, it was widely argued that the contradiction between labour and capital was no longer the main conflict in contemporary societies. Do you agree with this idea?
6. What are the points of convergence that you see today between Marxist theory and mass social movements?
7. What is your opinion on today's broader socialist movements and the fact that, unlike political parties, they seem better placed to foster struggles against capitalism? What do you think about the future of parties as such, and as somponents for building an international organization?
8. Can Marxist philosophy exist within the bourgeois university? Can you tell us about your experience in this regard? How can the bourgeoisie tolerate the presence of Marxists within the university-one of its ideological aparatuses?