The State and Revolution: Marxist Teachings on the State and the Task of the Proletariat in the Revolution

V. I. Ulianov
Sydney: The Australian Socialist Party, 1920.
First Australian Edition.

19cm x 12cm. 128 pages. Wrappers.

Considered to be Lenin’s most important work on the state, The State and Revolution describes the role of the state in society, the need for revolution by the workers, and the theoretical inadequacies of social democracy in achieving a workers’ revolution. It was written in 1917 while he was in hiding from the Provisional Russian Government. This is the first Australia edition produced at the Marxian Printing Works, Sydney.

Wrappers edges chipped and torn, 3cm piece torn from tail of spine. Last page torn from staples but still held by glue. Binding still firm. Good Condition.

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