The site about foundations of Marxism: www.marxists.com
It gives you a grounding in what Marxism is about. A Marxist has a certain kind of
practice, a way of living and working, that is called being a
Communist. A Marxist's thought is based on this daily practice, a science of logic called
Dialectics. Thus, Marxism is both a theory and a practice.
Marx and Engels examined
history, which lead them to explain theories on the class struggle, the basis of social relations through economics, and the form of society that would follow capitalism.
What does this mean past all the words and definitions? We are judged by our historical practice and our
understanding of the past, present, and future. You can find information about our history in the
History of Marxism section. You can see an enormous spectrum of our ideas, the vibrance of debate within our movement, in our
Marxist Writers archive. You can find a wealth of ideas we find invaluable to understanding, from the Physics of Einstein to the morality of Lao-Tzu, in our
Reference Archive. If your mind is on certain subjects, like the women's movement, art, philosophy, etc, look into the
Subject Archive. When you come across some term that just doesn't make sense, a word which has a meaning you want to explore or
critique, go to our
Encyclopedia of Marxism. Lastly, if you love educating people around the world about Marxism as much as we do, feel free to volunteer! :)
Whew! Okay, so there is enough
material up there to fill your nearest public library. It is helpful to have an area of concern, a topic of interest, and work from there. :) To start your journey, a grounding in the basics is important! Read a couple of the
Selected Works of Marx/Engels, and to better engage these works you may like to read our study guides. Read Lenin's
The State and Revolution, and round that out with Trotsky's
Revolution Betrayed. In this handful of material you will gain a view of what Marxism is capable of. If you take one step further and embrace critique, you will then begin learning and understanding Marxism. Basic Political Concepts & Economics in the Encyclopedia.-->
The purpose of the material below is to give you an overview of the diversity in Marxism, dispel common misconceptions concerning our views on various important issues, as well as help you take the next step and really begin to learn what Marxism is all about:
critique, and
social change. This is a subject style approach -- you pick the topic, and we show you the diversity of Marxism -- world renowned Marxists who respond to those issues in decidedly Marxist ways. The authors want you to see the debate, when one Marxist goes at it with another, because this is what Marxism is all about. We've also included a Stalinist here and there, to give you an idea of how much the opposite of Marxism they are because they are against freedom and the empowerment of the working class.