The State and Revolution

Historical Context and Significance

The book «The State and Revolution» by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, written in 1917, is one of the key theoretical works of Marxism, in which Lenin presents his views on the state, its role in society, and the necessity of revolutionary transformation. In this work, Lenin analyzes the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels on the state, emphasizing the need to dismantle the bourgeois state and replace it with the dictatorship of the proletariat as a transitional form to a stateless communist society. The book played a significant role in shaping Bolshevik ideology and influenced revolutionary movements of the 20th century, especially in the context of the October Revolution in Russia. It also impacted the development of communist parties and movements worldwide, becoming an important source for understanding Lenin's theory of the state and revolution. Culturally, the book contributed to the spread of Marxist-Leninist ideas and the strengthening of communist ideology in various countries.