Restoring Revolutionary Theory: Towards an Understanding of Lenin's The State and Revolution
Abstract
Lenin’s book The State and Revolution is generally regarded as a restatement of Marx’s and Engels’ theory of state. 1 It is the position of this writer that the book is primarily an attempt to expound the nature of the proletarian revolution, and the form this revolution should necessarily take and the methods it should adopt to successfully and conclusively put an end to the bourgeois political order and establish in its place a socialist order.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Marxism and Critical Theory
Political Economy and Marxism
Anarchism and Radical Politics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 258–269
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter