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Welcome to the one-stop shop for Marxist theory: introductory articles, classic texts, reading guides, videos and audio talks for different topics. Everything you need to help focus your studies of Marxist theory and practice!

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Start here to get to grips with the basics of Marxism – a series of answers to the most frequently asked questions about communism.

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A list of classic works with handy reading guides that will serve to lay a strong foundation in the ideas and method of Marxism.

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Theory without practice is sterile. Here, you can find all our reading guides in one place. But you can also sign up to join a reading group near you.

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The In Defence of Marxism magazine is our international bulletin of communist education, with articles covering Marxist theory and revolutionary history.

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“Without revolutionary
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V.I. Lenin
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Dialectical materialism is the philosophy or methodology of Marxism. We must seek to understand the laws of society and nature in order to change them.

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Historical materialism is the general theory of how and why society develops in the way it does. Each social system has its inherent laws of motion, which Marxism aims to uncover.

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Marxist economics is the study of the laws of motion of capitalist society, allowing us to understand why capitalism perpetually goes into crisis.

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Dialectical materialism is the philosophy or methodology of Marxism. We must seek to understand the laws of society and nature in order to change them.

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Historical materialism is the general theory of how and why society develops in the way it does. Each social system has its inherent laws of motion, which Marxism aims to uncover.

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Marxist economics is the study of the laws of motion of capitalist society, allowing us to understand why capitalism perpetually goes into crisis.

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Listen to our podcast series 'The ABCs of Marxist philosophy' - a one-of-a-kind resource which takes you through the fundamentals of dialectical materialism.

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Stock up on Marxist literature!
Wide collection of books & ebooks available

Wellred Books is the online bookshop and publishing house of the International Marxist Tendency, which stocks a wide variety of left literature, from Marxist classics to contemporary works.

It is the best place to buy the Wellred titles we publish ourselves, but we also have dozens of titles from other publishers, new and second-hand. A wide selection of affordable e-books is also available.

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If you find reading long articles difficult, our theoretical videos have you covered! We have produced many such videos over the years, some of which are organised in handy playlists.
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