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The ABC of Communism

The ABC of Communism

by Nikolai Bukharin and Evgenii Preobrazhensky

This book serves as an elementary textbook designed to explain the aims and tasks of the Communist Party. It provides a running commentary on the party program to assist new members, propagandists, and independent students in their political education.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1920
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
540
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Our Program
  3. 6. Commodity Economy
  4. The Development of the Capitalistic Social Order
  5. 19. Characteristics of the communist System
  6. 26. Financial Capital
  7. The Second and Third International
  8. The International Situation of Russia
  9. 46. The Soviet Power as a Form of proletarian Dictatorship
  10. Communism and the Problem of Nationality
  11. The Program of the Communists in Relation to Army Organisation
  12. 70. The Administration of Justice in bourgeois Society
  13. The School under the bourgeois Regime
  14. COMMUNISM AND RELIGION
  15. The Organisation of Industry
  16. The Organisation of Agriculture
  17. The Organisation of Distribution
  18. The Organisation of Banks and Monetary Circulation
  19. The State as a parasitic Apparatus
  20. The Housing Problem
  21. Labour Protection and Social Welfare Work
  22. PUBLIC HYGIENE
  23. Program of the Communist Party of Russia
  24. Notes