https://www.mlreadinghub.org/study-materials/reading-list

I wanna self-study a bunch, with the goal of having an idea of how to organize better.

Is this a good reading list?

contents:

Stage 1 - Introduction

  • The Principles of Communism by Engels
  • The Foundations of Leninism by Stalin
  • Dialectical and Historical Materialism by Stalin
  • Introduction to Political Economy by the Economic Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR

Stage 2 - Intermediate

  • Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Engels
  • The State and Revolution by Lenin
  • Wage-Labor and Capital by Marx
  • Value, Price, and Profit by Marx

Stage 3 - Advanced

  • Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Lenin
  • Marxism and the National Question by Stalin
  • Oppose Book Worship by Mao
  • Where Do Correct Ideas Come From? by Mao
  • On Practice by Mao
  • On Contradiction by Mao

Stage 4 - Organization

  • Get Organized! by Mao
  • Serve the People by Mao
  • The Revolutionary Path by Hồ Chí Minh
  • The Dual Power by Lenin
  • “Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder by Lenin
  • Some Questions Concerning Methods of Leadership by Mao
  • 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
  • Reform our Study by Mao
  • Combat Liberalism by Mao
  • Correct Handling of Contradictions by Mao

HONORABLE MENTIONS

  • Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism by Parenti
  • Reform or Revolution by Luxemburg
  • Why Socialism? by Einstein
  • Kras MazovEnglish
    4·
    6 months ago

    I’m not yet well read, but I’m currently reading more theory. I think Why Socialism? by Einstein shouldn’t just be a honorable mention, it is pretty good as a first text to read, specially if you want to send to someone that does not know much about communism since it is such a simple text. I would add The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism by Lenin after The Principles of Communism by Engels helps a lot, it’s a pretty short text that is very approachable.

    • cacilia_bachmanOPEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Thanks for the info, I’ll add it to my personal reading list.