The State and Revolution

Lenin's most important and controversial theoretical text

Lenin's booklet The State and Revolution struck the world of Marxist theory like a lightning bolt. Written in the months running up to the October Revolution of 1917, Lenin turned the traditional socialist concept of the state on its head, arguing for the need to smash the organs of the bourgeois state to create a 'semi-state' of soviets, or workers' councils, in which ordinary people would take on the functions of the state machine in a new and radically democratic manner.

This new edition includes a substantial introduction by renowned theorist Antonio Negri, who argues for the continued relevance of these ideas.

Author: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Published: 01/30/2024
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.83h x 5.20w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781804292846