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This selection is meant to be a starting point for those new to, or those trying to cover the fundamentals of, Marxism-Leninism, covering topics like philosophy, political economy, revolutionary professionalism, and more.
When first studying Marxism-Leninism, there is so much to learn, from the development of Socialism around the world, colonialism, the exploitation of Africa, fascism, and many more, our understanding of these various topics can be improved greatly by first establishing a solid foundation in Marxism-Leninism.
The Reading List is broken down into stages in an order meant to help you progress from accessible books to more complex books. Within each stage feel free to go out of order, but the order listed is the order suggested.
- The Principles of Communism by Friedrich Engels
- The Foundations of Leninism by Josef Stalin
- Dialectical and Historical Materialism by Josef Stalin
- Introduction to Political Economy by the Economic Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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- Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels
- The State and Revolution by V. I. Lenin
- Wage-Labor and Capital by Karl Marx
- Value, Price, and Profit by Karl Marx
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- Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism by V. I. Lenin
- Marxism and the National Question by Josef Stalin
- Oppose Book Worship by Mao Zedong
- Where Do Correct Ideas Come From? by Mao Zedong
- On Practice by Mao Zedong
- On Contradiction by Mao Zedong
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- Get Organized! by Mao Zedong
- Serve the People by Mao Zedong
- The Revolutionary Path by Hồ Chí Minh
- The Dual Power by V. I. Lenin
- "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder by V. I. Lenin
- Some Questions Concerning Methods of Leadership by Mao Zedong
- On the Party: Concerning the Mass Line of Our Party by Liu Shaoqi
- On the Party: Democratic Centralism Within the Party by Liu Shaoqi
- How to be a Good Leader by Zhou Enlai
- On Correcting Mistaken Ideas in the Party by Mao Zedong
- Reform our Study by Mao Zedong
- Combat Liberalism by Mao Zedong
- Correct Handling of Contradictions by Mao Zedong
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MLRH Reading List Audio
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- The Principles of Communism by Friedrich Engels
- The Foundations of Leninism by Josef Stalin
- Dialectical and Historical Materialism by Josef Stalin
- Introduction to Political Economy by the Economic Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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- Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels
- The State and Revolution by V. I. Lenin
- Wage-Labor and Capital by Karl Marx
- Value, Price, and Profit by Karl Marx
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- Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism by V. I. Lenin
- Marxism and the National Question by Josef Stalin
- Oppose Book Worship by Mao Zedong
- Where Do Correct Ideas Come From? by Mao Zedong
- On Practice by Mao Zedong
- On Contradiction by Mao Zedong
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- Get Organized! by Mao Zedong
- Serve the People by Mao Zedong
- The Revolutionary Path by Hồ Chí Minh
- The Dual Power by V. I. Lenin
- "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder by V. I. Lenin
- Some Questions Concerning Methods of Leadership by Mao Zedong
- On the Party: Concerning the Mass Line of Our Party by Liu Shaoqi
- On the Party: Democratic Centralism Within the Party by Liu Shaoqi
- How to be a Good Leader by Zhou Enlai
- On Correcting Mistaken Ideas in the Party by Mao Zedong
- Reform our Study by Mao Zedong
- Combat Liberalism by Mao Zedong
- Correct Handling of Contradictions by Mao Zedong
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