The revolutionary must study. Here are the foundational texts every communist should read.
If you are new to Marxism-Leninism, begin with these works. They provide the essential foundations.
The founding document of scientific socialism. A concise summary of the materialist conception of history, the class struggle, and the programme of the communist movement.
An accessible introduction to Marx's economic theory, explaining the relationship between wages, profit, and exploitation under capitalism.
Engels distinguishes scientific socialism from earlier utopian varieties, grounding communist theory in materialist philosophy and the analysis of capitalist development.
Lenin's essential work on the Marxist theory of the state, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the eventual withering away of the state under communism.
A systematic presentation of Lenin's contributions to Marxist theory — on imperialism, the party, the national question, strategy and tactics, and the dictatorship of the proletariat.
Lenin's analysis of monopoly capitalism, finance capital, and imperialist war. Essential for understanding the modern world system.
On the necessity of a disciplined vanguard party, the role of revolutionary theory, and the struggle against economism and spontaneity.
Engels traces the development of the family, private property, and the state from primitive communism through class society, demonstrating their historical and material origins.
A concise exposition of the philosophical foundations of Marxism — materialist philosophy applied to nature and society.
A comprehensive defence and exposition of Marxist philosophy, political economy, and socialism against the eclectic theories of Eugen Dühring.
Lenin's critique of ultra-left sectarianism and his guidance on revolutionary strategy, tactics, and the art of compromise.
The masterwork of Marxist political economy. Marx's rigorous analysis of the commodity, value, surplus value, the working day, accumulation, and the general law of capitalist accumulation.
The circulation and reproduction of capital, the tendential fall of the rate of profit, and the distribution of surplus value among industrial, commercial, and finance capital.
Lenin's philosophical defence of materialism against the idealist trends in physics and philosophy. Essential for understanding the Marxist theory of knowledge.
Marx and Engels' first systematic elaboration of historical materialism, the critique of ideology, and the materialist conception of history.
Stalin's analysis of the economic laws of socialism, the transition from socialism to communism, and the role of commodity production in a socialist economy.
The official history of the Bolshevik Party from its founding through to the building of socialism. Contains Stalin's chapter on dialectical and historical materialism.
Marx's analysis of the Paris Commune — the first attempt by the working class to seize state power and the lessons drawn from its defeat.
A masterpiece of historical analysis applying the materialist method to the events of the French coup of 1851.
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