Lenin: a short study course in four sessions

Submitted on 29 November, 2010 - 19:31

How socialists relate to capitalist progress
Read: discussion in Workers' Liberty of Lenin's The Development of Capitalism in Russia. For background, the final chapter of The Development of Capitalism and Lenin's preface to the second edition of that book.
What sort of revolutionary party we need
Read: Lenin's What Is To Be Done? especially chapters 3 and 4. For background, click here for a set of AWL educational notes on What Is To Be Done?.
The state and revolution
Read: Lenin's State and Revolution, especially chapter 5/2
Revolutionaries and reformist mass labour movements
Read: Lenin's Left Wing Communism, especially sections 6 to 9.

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