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Marxism
Selected articles from The Socialist newspaper
Introduction to Marxism
On the What is Marxism? website
* A different Outlook: Marxist Philosophy.
* Capitalism's big con: Understanding Marxist economics
* What is the State?
* More than just kings and queens – the Marxist view of history
* Changing the world: The Role Of A Revolutionary Party
Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels
This famous manifesto of the basic ideas of Marxism written by Marx and Engels in 1848, remarkably anticipates the economic turmoil and the revolt of working people in the world today
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
Frederick Engels' most concise exposition of Marxism. Next to The Communist Manifesto, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific is probably the most widely read introductory text on socialism.
What About Russia?
A selection of articles on the Russian revolution
The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism
Collection of short articles on Marxism by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky
The State and Revolution
Lenin's classic study, written on the eve of the Russian revolution
Trotsky: In defence of October
Unyielding opponent of Stalin and Stalinism, Leon Trotsky explains the meaning of the Russian revolution of October 1917 and assesses its place in history
Marxism Opposes Terrorism
Collection of short articles
The Class, the Party and the Leadership
An unfinished work by Trotsky, first published in 1940, nevertheless forms a very valuable text.
Stalinism and Bolshevism
Trotsky answers the question: Is Stalinism the legitimate product of Bolshevism?
The Transitional Programme
Trotsky's Transitional Programme above all demonstrates how to build a bridge between the aspirations of the mass of people for better wages, hours and conditions at work and the need for a socialist transformation of society.
Permanent Revolution by Leon Trotsky
One of Leon Trotsky’s major contributions to Marxist thought
Trotsky: Lessons of October
In-depth study of the Russian Revolution written in 1924 with implicit criticsm of the failures of the methods of Stalin, who was mounting an ever more murderous battle with Trotsky and his supporters.
The Rise and Fall of the Communist International
Fascinating study of the rise and fall of Stalinism around the globe, written in 1936, by Walter Held (real name Heinz Epe, executed by the Stalinist GPU in 1941).
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