(left) communist reading list
The leftcom perspective: the line running from Marx to Lenin, to the foundation of the Third International and the birth of the Communist Party in Livorno, 1921. The struggle against Stalinism and the degeneration of the revolution in Moscow.
Missing a lot of important articles by virtue of them not being books. Google "ultraleft new reading list" for the whole thing
I like history so I also added some Marxist-adjacent history works that (I think) are a good complement to all the theory here
created by strete
last updated May, 2026
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Hieee ,What would you say will be the best book to start with in this list,for someone who doesnt really read non fiction much but am interested in learning more about this specific topic
streteOP
Hey! The Manifesto of the Communist Party is always a good entry point, it was written in a way that workers of the time would understand it (although workers back then were a little more intune with class politics than we are now). The Principles of Communism is similar in content.
Socialism: utopian and scientific by Engels focuses on the differences between what became known as "Marxism" and the other less scientific political theories of the time.
Critique of the Gotha Programme by Marx is a classic that looks into what stages of communism might look like (and is fun to read).
All of these are quite short. From there you can branch out and follow a particular interest that you might have, whether it's economics, political theory, or philosophy. You can Google "ultraleft new reading list" to get all of the recommendations :) hope this helps!
