Marxism: The Basics

The revolution in the Global South

Globalisation strangles the global south, but how can the working class of the poorest countries come to the head of the struggle against it?

Workers Power  ·  05 March 2000

Did Lenin lead to Stalin?

The bosses argue Lenin lead to Stalin. This article shows how Lenin opposed Stalin and the rise of the Soviet bureaucracy.

Rob Schofield  ·  01 February 2000

The Russian Revolution of 1917

How the Bolsheviks were able to lead the world's first successful workers' revolution.

Workers Power  ·  01 January 2000

1905: The dress rehearsal

A look at the Russian Revolution of 1905, the 'dress rehearsal' for 1917.

Rob Schofield  ·  01 November 1999

Socialism in a ‘backward’ country

The 'three concepts of the Russian revolution' that grew up prior to the outbreak of the mass struggle in 1905.

Workers Power  ·  22 October 1999

Lenin and the theory of imperialism

Imperialism is a specific stage of capitalism, represented by the division of the world's markets into giant monopolies dominated by financial capital.

Rob Schofield  ·  01 September 1999

Marxism and the national question

The Marxist programme on the national question.

Jeremy Dewar  ·  01 July 1999

Lenin’s fight against economism

An outline of the struggle against economism and the beginnings of Leninism.

Workers Power  ·  21 June 1999

Marxism and war

The communist policy on war.

Workers Power  ·  01 May 1999

Marxism and the family

The nuclear family is not as normal as its defenders would have us believe.

Workers Power  ·  01 April 1999

Socialism: the transition to communism

'Socialism is a good idea, but...' is an argument we have all faced. This article outlines how the transition is grounded in the everyday conditions of capitalism.

Workers Power  ·  01 March 1999

The philosophy of Marxism

The materialist and scientific foundations of Marxism.

Workers Power  ·  01 February 1999

The Marxist theory of political economy

Why Marxist political economy explains things better than the capitalists' economic models.

Workers Power  ·  01 January 1999

Where did Marxism come from?

The three strands of thinking that make up scientific socialism.

Workers Power  ·  01 December 1998

The revolutionary programme

What is the programme and why is it important?

Workers Power  ·  01 November 1998

Why we need a revolutionary party

Revolutionary leadership is needed to break the hold of the reformists and win the working class to communism.

Workers Power  ·  01 October 1998

Which road: reform or revolution?

Can capitalism be reformed through parliament?

Workers Power  ·  01 September 1998

The origins of scientific socialism

How Marx and Engels transformed socialist ideas into a scientific critique of capitalism.

Workers Power  ·  01 July 1998

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