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The Workers International League is proud to
provide
this basic guide
to help focus your studies of Marxist theory and practice. We will be expanding and developing this section over time.
Please contact
us if you have any questions, or if you'd like any
suggestions on what to read next.
We also invite our readers to become acquainted with the more basic ideas of Marxism by going through the YFIS and WIL FAQs. However, reading the classics of Marxism is the best way to understand these ideas. At first it may seem difficult, but every worker and young person knows that things worth having are worth working hard for! Patient and persistent study, discussion, and ultimately, the day to day application of these ideas over a lifetime are the key. Trotsky gave some very good advice in his short article Don't Spread Yourself Too Thin. We recommend everyone interested in studying the ideas of Marxism start by reading it. We also suggest reading If America Should Go Communist by Leon Trotsky, The Principles of Communism by Frederick Engels, and Workshop Talks by James Connolly. We also offer a Marxist Education Plan which will help focus your studies of Marxist theory. Check out in particular the ABC of Communism by Nikolai Bukharin and Evgenii Preobrazhensky for an excellent overview of many of the basic concepts of Marxism and a look at some of the progress made during the early years of the Soviet Union. |
| Marxism and War | The United States |
| Russia, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin | Other
Important Works |