The Militant - May 9, 2005 -- ‘Essential Works of Lenin’ available from Pathfinder

Vol. 69/No. 18 May 9, 2005

‘Essential Works of Lenin’ available from Pathfinder

BY SAM MANUEL
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Essential Works of Lenin, an important collection of four key works by V.I. Lenin, the central leader of the October 1917 Russian Revolution, is now available. It includes two works, State and Revolution and What is to Be Done?, that had been out of print in English prior to its publication.

The collection, published by Dover Publications, is being distributed by Pathfinder Press.

In What is to Be Done? Lenin takes up a range of questions regarding the building of a communist party, from the importance of its press and general propaganda to the daily rhythm of work of its professional cadres. In State and Revolution Lenin defends Karl Marx’s view of the state as the product and manifestation of the irreconcilability of class interests.

The collection also contains Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism and excerpts from Lenin’s early work The Development of Capitalism in Russia.

Essential Works of Lenin can be ordered at www.pathfinderpress.com. It can also be found at the book centers listed on page 8.

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