[BEST OF] State and Revolution: Marx, Lenin, & the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

Rev Left Radio · May 12, 2025 · 1h 39m

ORIGINALLY RELEASED Oct 11, 2018

In this episode, Alyson joins Breht to do a dive deep into Vladimir Lenin's State and Revolution, one of the most important texts in Marxist political theory. We break down Lenin's core arguments about the state as an instrument of class rule, the necessity of smashing the bourgeois state rather than reforming it, and the vision of a transitional workers' state on the path to communism. We also discuss the historical context of 1917, how Lenin draws from Marx and Engels, and why this work remains essential for understanding the nature of power, revolution, and…