Edelweiss
3rd December 2002, 10:15
Beginners Guide:
MARXISM
The Communist Manifesto (http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html)
A summary of what Communism/Marxism is about. Written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
Karl Marx: Capital Volume I (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/cw/volume35/index.htm)
The first volume of Karl Marx's critique of Capitalism
ANARCHISM
Anarchy (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/malatesta/anarchy.html)
Short pamphlet by Errico Malatesta outlining the principles behind anarchism.
An Anarchist FAQ (http://www.infoshop.org/page/AnAnarchistFAQ)
A good basis for understanding anarchist theory.
What is communist anarchism? (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/berkman/comanarchism/whatis_toc.html)
An easy read guide to the tenets of anarcho-communism, written by Alexander Berkman
Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 (http://www.anarchosyndicalism.net/archive/faq)
An FAQ on Anarcho-Syndicalism.
LENINISM
State and Revolution (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/index.htm)
A central work from Vladimir Lenin laying out many important aspects of Leninism.
What Is To Be Done (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/index.htm)
Lenin on organisation; possibly the most influential of his works.
Advanced Archives:
http://www.historyguide.org/images/marx-bio.jpghttp://www.caroun.com/Research/Researchers/UK/FrederickEngels/FEContents-1.jpg
Karl Marx - Frederick Engels Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/cw/index.htm)
The collected works of Marx and Engels, including all their major works, articles and letters. Also including biographies. For a more concise reading list: Selected Works (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/)
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/bakunin/index.jpg
Mikhail Bakunin Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/bakunin/BakuninCW.html)
A collection of works covering indepth anarchist theories and critiques of society and aspects of classical Marxist thinking.
Nikolai Bukharin Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/bukharin/index.htm)
Collected works of the outstanding Russian Marxist economist, "the favourite of the Bolsheviks", leader of the "right" opposition, judicially murdered by Stalin.
http://www.psfp.com/viz/goldman160.jpg
Emma Goldman Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/goldman/Goldmanarchive.html)
A collection of works covering indepth anarchist principles including subjects about feminism, written by the Russian anarchist Emma Goldman.
http://www.marxists.org/archive/gramsci/img/mucchi_gramsci.gif
Antonio Gramsci Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/gramsci/index.htm)
The work of the most important Italian Marxist, including his enigmatic Prison Notebooks. Many insights on the differences between developed and underdeveloped economies from the point of view of revolution.
http://www.anarchismus.at/bilder/kropotkin.jpg
Peter Kropotkin Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/kropotkin/KropotkinCW.html)
A collection of works covering indepth principles of anarchism and critiques of society.
http://img.infoplease.com/images/lenin.gif
Lenin Internet Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/)
Extensive collected works which cover hundreds of indepth political, economical, and philosophical subjects by Vladimir Lenin. Also included are four biographies and interviews with the Russian revolutionary leader.
http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/l/pics/lukacs.jpg
Georg Lukács Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lukacs/index.htm)
A collection of indepth works by the Hungarian Marxist Philospher Georg Lukács.
http://www.marxists.org/deutsch/archiv/bilder/luxemburg2.jpg
Rosa Luxemburg Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/)
A collection of pamphlets, essays and speeches by the German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.
http://www.nestormakhno.info/images/makhno_seul.jpg
Nestor Makhno Archive (http://www.nestormakhno.info/)
Collected works by the revolutionary anarchist who helped organise a libertarian peasant and worker army and insurrection in the Ukraine during the Russian revolution.
http://www.irational.org/sic/anarchism/errico.jpg
Errico Malatesta Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/malatesta/Malatestaarchive.html)
Collected works by the remarkable Italian anarchist.
http://i55.tinypic.com/20t34e9.jpg
Mao Zedong Archive (http://marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/index.htm)
Everything to do with Chairman Mao.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmarx.jpg
Eleanor Marx Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/eleanor-marx/index.htm)
A collection of varied works by Karl Marx's younger daughter, Eleanor Marx, including questions of feminism.
http://i52.tinypic.com/9zu5vq.jpg
Anton Pannekoek Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/pannekoe/index.htm)
A collection of indepth works covering many issues by the famous Dutch Council Communist.
http://i54.tinypic.com/2zs4u2e.jpg
Joseph Stalin Archive (http://marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/index.htm)
All works by or about the General Secretary of the CPSU.
http://i55.tinypic.com/28mpd9y.jpg
Leon Trotsky Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/)
A collection of works covering indepth subjects written by the Russian Marxist leader.
Marxist Writers Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/)
If there is a writer you cannot find listed here, or you wish to find more Marxist thinkers you can visit this archive. This is a fantastic archive at www.marxists.org (http://www.marxists.org) with many known and unknown Marxist writers. It's highly recommended.
From Marx to Mao (http://marx2mao.com/)
Not nearly as complete as Marxists.org, but Marx2Mao has plenty of material by Marx, Mao and lots of texts in-between.
Encyclopedia of Trotskyism Online (http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/index.htm)
All material related to the long and broad history of Trotskyism, including a handy branch of US Trotskyist organisations.
Anarchist Writers Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/)
If there is a writer you cannot find listed here, or you wish to find more Anarchist thinkers you can visit this archive. Also the anarchist reader (http://web.archive.org/web/20071112235217/http://www.geocities.com/nestor_mcnab/anread.htm) website has many more links, essays and information about libertarian politics and history.
http://www.anarchismus.at/bilder/berkman.jpg
MARXISM
The Communist Manifesto (http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html)
A summary of what Communism/Marxism is about. Written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
Karl Marx: Capital Volume I (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/cw/volume35/index.htm)
The first volume of Karl Marx's critique of Capitalism
ANARCHISM
Anarchy (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/malatesta/anarchy.html)
Short pamphlet by Errico Malatesta outlining the principles behind anarchism.
An Anarchist FAQ (http://www.infoshop.org/page/AnAnarchistFAQ)
A good basis for understanding anarchist theory.
What is communist anarchism? (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/berkman/comanarchism/whatis_toc.html)
An easy read guide to the tenets of anarcho-communism, written by Alexander Berkman
Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 (http://www.anarchosyndicalism.net/archive/faq)
An FAQ on Anarcho-Syndicalism.
LENINISM
State and Revolution (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/index.htm)
A central work from Vladimir Lenin laying out many important aspects of Leninism.
What Is To Be Done (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/index.htm)
Lenin on organisation; possibly the most influential of his works.
Advanced Archives:
http://www.historyguide.org/images/marx-bio.jpghttp://www.caroun.com/Research/Researchers/UK/FrederickEngels/FEContents-1.jpg
Karl Marx - Frederick Engels Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/cw/index.htm)
The collected works of Marx and Engels, including all their major works, articles and letters. Also including biographies. For a more concise reading list: Selected Works (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/)
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/bakunin/index.jpg
Mikhail Bakunin Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/bakunin/BakuninCW.html)
A collection of works covering indepth anarchist theories and critiques of society and aspects of classical Marxist thinking.
Nikolai Bukharin Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/bukharin/index.htm)
Collected works of the outstanding Russian Marxist economist, "the favourite of the Bolsheviks", leader of the "right" opposition, judicially murdered by Stalin.
http://www.psfp.com/viz/goldman160.jpg
Emma Goldman Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/goldman/Goldmanarchive.html)
A collection of works covering indepth anarchist principles including subjects about feminism, written by the Russian anarchist Emma Goldman.
http://www.marxists.org/archive/gramsci/img/mucchi_gramsci.gif
Antonio Gramsci Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/gramsci/index.htm)
The work of the most important Italian Marxist, including his enigmatic Prison Notebooks. Many insights on the differences between developed and underdeveloped economies from the point of view of revolution.
http://www.anarchismus.at/bilder/kropotkin.jpg
Peter Kropotkin Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/kropotkin/KropotkinCW.html)
A collection of works covering indepth principles of anarchism and critiques of society.
http://img.infoplease.com/images/lenin.gif
Lenin Internet Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/)
Extensive collected works which cover hundreds of indepth political, economical, and philosophical subjects by Vladimir Lenin. Also included are four biographies and interviews with the Russian revolutionary leader.
http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/l/pics/lukacs.jpg
Georg Lukács Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/lukacs/index.htm)
A collection of indepth works by the Hungarian Marxist Philospher Georg Lukács.
http://www.marxists.org/deutsch/archiv/bilder/luxemburg2.jpg
Rosa Luxemburg Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/)
A collection of pamphlets, essays and speeches by the German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.
http://www.nestormakhno.info/images/makhno_seul.jpg
Nestor Makhno Archive (http://www.nestormakhno.info/)
Collected works by the revolutionary anarchist who helped organise a libertarian peasant and worker army and insurrection in the Ukraine during the Russian revolution.
http://www.irational.org/sic/anarchism/errico.jpg
Errico Malatesta Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/malatesta/Malatestaarchive.html)
Collected works by the remarkable Italian anarchist.
http://i55.tinypic.com/20t34e9.jpg
Mao Zedong Archive (http://marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/index.htm)
Everything to do with Chairman Mao.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmarx.jpg
Eleanor Marx Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/eleanor-marx/index.htm)
A collection of varied works by Karl Marx's younger daughter, Eleanor Marx, including questions of feminism.
http://i52.tinypic.com/9zu5vq.jpg
Anton Pannekoek Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/pannekoe/index.htm)
A collection of indepth works covering many issues by the famous Dutch Council Communist.
http://i54.tinypic.com/2zs4u2e.jpg
Joseph Stalin Archive (http://marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/index.htm)
All works by or about the General Secretary of the CPSU.
http://i55.tinypic.com/28mpd9y.jpg
Leon Trotsky Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/)
A collection of works covering indepth subjects written by the Russian Marxist leader.
Marxist Writers Archive (http://www.marxists.org/archive/)
If there is a writer you cannot find listed here, or you wish to find more Marxist thinkers you can visit this archive. This is a fantastic archive at www.marxists.org (http://www.marxists.org) with many known and unknown Marxist writers. It's highly recommended.
From Marx to Mao (http://marx2mao.com/)
Not nearly as complete as Marxists.org, but Marx2Mao has plenty of material by Marx, Mao and lots of texts in-between.
Encyclopedia of Trotskyism Online (http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/index.htm)
All material related to the long and broad history of Trotskyism, including a handy branch of US Trotskyist organisations.
Anarchist Writers Archive (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/)
If there is a writer you cannot find listed here, or you wish to find more Anarchist thinkers you can visit this archive. Also the anarchist reader (http://web.archive.org/web/20071112235217/http://www.geocities.com/nestor_mcnab/anread.htm) website has many more links, essays and information about libertarian politics and history.
http://www.anarchismus.at/bilder/berkman.jpg