The Basics of Marxism-Leninism Public

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Learn about the social political theory grounding socialism and communism developed by revolutionary thinkers including: - Karl Marx, - Friedrich Engels, - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, - Josef Stalin, and - Mao Zedong.

Marxism-Leninism is a social science used to critique class struggle, capitalism & imperialism, and the state through a dialectical historical-materialist lens.

This political philosophy has grounded actual existing revolutions resulting in a shift from a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie to a dictatorship of the proletariat in the: - former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), - former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, - People's Republic of China (PRC), - Republic of Cuba, - Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and - the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

  1. Principles of Communism by 

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    Principles of Communism (German: Grundsätze des Kommunismus) is a brief 1847 work written by Friedrich Engels, the co-founder of Marxism. …

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    An introductory primer to assorted essential Marxist terminology by Marx's closest contemporary, Engels.

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  2. The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism. by 

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    A short summary of the Marxist doctrine including its philosophy, economic theory, and revolutionary insight.

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  3. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by 

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    Socialism: Utopian and Scientific is a short book first published in 1880 by German-born socialist Friedrich Engels. The work was …

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    A historical and theoretical account of the development of socialism from its utopian foundation to its modern scientific conception.

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  4. Karl Marx by 

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    As titled, a brief summary of Karl Marx's life followed by a synopsis of the development of the Marxist doctrine as a political philosophy, socioeconomic critique, and class struggle in practice.

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  5. The German Ideology by ,

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    Chapter 1 of Volume I titled: "Feuerbach: Opposition of the Materialist and Idealist Outlooks" provides an overview of the development from contemporary idealist philosophy to modern dialectical materialism with an extensive application of the resulting ideology to the conception of history.

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  6. State and Revolution by 

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    On the Russian Revolution, 1917-1921.

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    A monumental work detailing both the theoretical and practical role of the state in class society, a materialist analysis of its withering away after proletarian revolution, and an outline of the phases of transition to a communist society.

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  7. Reform or Revolution by 

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    A critique on opportunist reformism versus social revolution analyzing the former's essential nature characterized by conflicting adaptations of capital including cartels, credit, and co-operatives.

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  8. Dialectical and Historical Materialism by 

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    A brief synopsis of the Marxist-Leninist theory of knowledge explained in three parts: the dialectical method, philosophical materialism, and historical materialism.

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  9. On Practice by 

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    An illuminating essay on the relation between theory and social practice and the historical role of the proletariat in developing human knowledge.

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  10. On Contradiction by 

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    On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People (Chinese: 关于正确处理人民内部矛盾的问题) is a 1957 essay by the Chinese Communist revolutionary …

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