The State and Revolution

Interesting Facts

• The book was written in 1917, between two Russian revolutions, and reflects Lenin's views on the state and its role in the revolutionary transformation of society.
• In his work, Lenin heavily relies on the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, analyzing their ideas on the dictatorship of the proletariat and the transition to communism.
• One of the key themes of the book is the critique of the bourgeois state and the justification for its replacement with a new type of state that serves the interests of the working class.
• Lenin asserts that the state is an instrument of class domination and that its elimination is only possible through revolution.
• The book was written in secrecy while Lenin was hiding from the Provisional Government's persecution and was initially planned as a series of articles.
• «The State and Revolution» is considered one of Lenin's most important works, in which he systematized his views on the state and revolution, significantly influencing the development of Marxist theory.