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The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
by Bertrand Russell • 1920
Russell expected a workers' paradise. He found a religion enforced by secret police.
3.99
411
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism Summary
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism 93%
Russell expected a workers' paradise. He found a religion enforced by secret police.
by Bertrand Russell 1920
3.99
411 ratings
The Revolution Betrayed
by Leon Trotsky • 1937
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
4.09
2k+
The Revolution Betrayed Summary
The Revolution Betrayed 91%
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
by Leon Trotsky 1937
4.09
2k+ ratings
What Is to Be Done?
by Vladimir Lenin • 1902
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
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6k+
What Is to Be Done? Summary
What Is to Be Done? 90%
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
by Vladimir Lenin 1902
4.11
6k+ ratings
Russia
by Antony Beevor • 2022
Revolution promised bread. It brought secret police, grain theft, and a famine that killed millions.
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3k+
Russia Summary
Russia 90%
Revolution promised bread. It brought secret police, grain theft, and a famine that killed millions.
by Antony Beevor 2022
3.90
3k+ ratings
October
by China Miéville • 2017
Ten months, one empire, and a revolution that no one had written the ending for.
3.91
7k+
October Summary
October 90%
Ten months, one empire, and a revolution that no one had written the ending for.
by China Miéville 2017
3.91
7k+ ratings
The Foundations of Leninism
by Joseph Stalin • 1924
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
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2k+
The Foundations of Leninism Summary
The Foundations of Leninism 89%
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
by Joseph Stalin 1924
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Conquest of Bread
by Pyotr Kropotkin • 1892
Plenty exists for everyone. The state and the wage are the only things in the way.
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The Conquest of Bread Summary
The Conquest of Bread 89%
Plenty exists for everyone. The state and the wage are the only things in the way.
by Pyotr Kropotkin 1892
4.06
10k+ ratings
Socialism Betrayed
by Roger Keeran • 2004
The Soviet collapse wasn't inevitable: a pro-market faction inside the Party dismantled it.
4.37
545
Socialism Betrayed Summary
Socialism Betrayed 89%
The Soviet collapse wasn't inevitable: a pro-market faction inside the Party dismantled it.
by Roger Keeran 2004
4.37
545 ratings
Main Currents Of Marxism
by Leszek Kołakowski • 2005
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
4.25
455
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism 89%
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
by Leszek Kołakowski 2005
4.25
455 ratings
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
by Sergei Medvedev • 2017
Governance traded for spectacle: how resentment and distorted history built Putin's Russia.
4.06
337
The Return of the Russian Leviathan Summary
The Return of the Russian Leviathan 89%
Governance traded for spectacle: how resentment and distorted history built Putin's Russia.
by Sergei Medvedev 2017
4.06
337 ratings
Latter-Day Pamphlets
by Thomas Carlyle • 1850
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
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99
Latter-Day Pamphlets Summary
Latter-Day Pamphlets 89%
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
by Thomas Carlyle 1850
3.89
99 ratings
Kremlin Rising
by Peter Baker • 2005
Putin didn't seize Russia. Russians handed it to him, desperate for order after a decade of chaos.
3.90
332
Kremlin Rising Summary
Kremlin Rising 89%
Putin didn't seize Russia. Russians handed it to him, desperate for order after a decade of chaos.
by Peter Baker 2005
3.90
332 ratings
Lenin
by Robert Service • 2000
How a bookish, emotionally stunted provincial became the ruthless architect of the Soviet state.
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2k+
Lenin Summary
Lenin 88%
How a bookish, emotionally stunted provincial became the ruthless architect of the Soviet state.
by Robert Service 2000
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Power of the Powerless
by Václav Havel • 1978
Tyranny runs on the lies ordinary people perform each day. Refuse one, the structure trembles.
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4k+
The Power of the Powerless Summary
The Power of the Powerless 88%
Tyranny runs on the lies ordinary people perform each day. Refuse one, the structure trembles.
by Václav Havel 1978
4.22
4k+ ratings
Trouble in Paradise
by Slavoj Žižek • 2014
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
3.73
1k+
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise 88%
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
by Slavoj Žižek 2014
3.73
1k+ ratings
Always With Honour
by Pyotr Nikolaevich Wrangel • 1963
The White Army's last commander: rebuilding in Crimea, one final campaign, and exodus by sea.
4.47
614
Always With Honour Summary
Always With Honour 88%
The White Army's last commander: rebuilding in Crimea, one final campaign, and exodus by sea.
by Pyotr Nikolaevich Wrangel 1963
4.47
614 ratings
Essential Works of Lenin
by Vladimir Lenin • 1964
Monopoly, finance capital, and empire: Lenin's thesis on capitalism's inevitable last chapter.
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757
Essential Works of Lenin Summary
Essential Works of Lenin 88%
Monopoly, finance capital, and empire: Lenin's thesis on capitalism's inevitable last chapter.
by Vladimir Lenin 1964
4.11
757 ratings
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista
by China Miéville • 2022
A novelist on the Communist Manifesto as a live spell and the moral case for class hatred.
3.97
1k+
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista Summary
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista 88%
A novelist on the Communist Manifesto as a live spell and the moral case for class hatred.
by China Miéville 2022
3.97
1k+ ratings
Arguably
by Christopher Hitchens • 2011
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
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10k+
Arguably Summary
Arguably 88%
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
by Christopher Hitchens 2011
4.20
10k+ ratings
Dressed Up for a Riot
by Michael Idov • 2018
a GQ editor's Moscow: protests fill squares, Pussy Riot faces trial, and cheese turns patriotic.
3.62
274
Dressed Up for a Riot Summary
Dressed Up for a Riot 88%
a GQ editor's Moscow: protests fill squares, Pussy Riot faces trial, and cheese turns patriotic.
by Michael Idov 2018
3.62
274 ratings
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1973
A secret network of camps swallowed millions on quotas, using bodies until nothing remained.
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35k+
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 Summary
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 88%
A secret network of camps swallowed millions on quotas, using bodies until nothing remained.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1973
4.33
35k+ ratings
The Fourth Political Theory
by Alexander Dugin • 2009
Liberalism abolished politics. The way out runs through chaos, tradition, and a multipolar world.
3.29
791
The Fourth Political Theory Summary
The Fourth Political Theory 88%
Liberalism abolished politics. The way out runs through chaos, tradition, and a multipolar world.
by Alexander Dugin 2009
3.29
791 ratings
La défaite de l'Occident
by Emmanuel Todd • 2024
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
3.96
685
La défaite de l'Occident Summary
La défaite de l'Occident 88%
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
by Emmanuel Todd 2024
3.96
685 ratings
Karl Marx
by 50Minutes • 2015
Profit is unpaid labor: Marx's case that capitalism exploits workers and is headed for collapse.
Karl Marx Summary
Karl Marx 88%
Profit is unpaid labor: Marx's case that capitalism exploits workers and is headed for collapse.
by 50Minutes 2015
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings
by Karl Marx • 2005
History is class struggle, and the bourgeoisie forged the weapons now aimed at its own throat.
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2k+
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings Summary
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings 88%
History is class struggle, and the bourgeoisie forged the weapons now aimed at its own throat.
by Karl Marx 2005
3.63
2k+ ratings
Unhumans
by Jack Posobiec • 2024
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
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1k+
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans 88%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
Winter Is Coming
by Garry Kasparov • 2015
Western money and misplaced goodwill built Putin's war machine: a warning from the front lines.
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4k+
Winter Is Coming Summary
Winter Is Coming 88%
Western money and misplaced goodwill built Putin's war machine: a warning from the front lines.
by Garry Kasparov 2015
4.04
4k+ ratings
The Black Book of Communism
by Stéphane Courtois • 1997
Eighty-five to one hundred million dead, and the ideology that demanded every killing.
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1k+
The Black Book of Communism Summary
The Black Book of Communism 88%
Eighty-five to one hundred million dead, and the ideology that demanded every killing.
by Stéphane Courtois 1997
4.01
1k+ ratings
Russia and the Russians
by Geoffrey Hosking • 2001
Russia built an empire but never lasting institutions. Geography made autocracy feel like survival.
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604
Russia and the Russians Summary
Russia and the Russians 88%
Russia built an empire but never lasting institutions. Geography made autocracy feel like survival.
by Geoffrey Hosking 2001
3.97
604 ratings
How to Change the World
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 2011
The regimes that claimed Marx fell. After 2008, his analysis of capitalism became inescapable again.
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988
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World 88%
The regimes that claimed Marx fell. After 2008, his analysis of capitalism became inescapable again.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 2011
3.88
988 ratings
The Gulag Archipelago
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1973
A hidden continent of prison camps spanned the Soviet Union, reconstructed here by a survivor.
4.35
14k+
The Gulag Archipelago Summary
The Gulag Archipelago 88%
A hidden continent of prison camps spanned the Soviet Union, reconstructed here by a survivor.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1973
4.35
14k+ ratings
Lezioni di letteratura russa. Gogol', Turgenev, Dostoevskij, Tolstoj, Čechov e Gor'kij nelle lezioni di un grande maestro
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1981
Nabokov on Russian masters: art alone matters, not message. Dostoevsky fails, Gogol soars.
4.26
2k+
Lezioni di letteratura russa. Gogol', Turgenev, Dostoevskij, Tolstoj, Čechov e Gor'kij nelle lezioni di un grande maestro Summary
Lezioni di letteratura russa. Gogol', Turgenev, Dostoevskij, Tolstoj, Čechov e Gor'kij nelle lezioni di un grande maestro 88%
Nabokov on Russian masters: art alone matters, not message. Dostoevsky fails, Gogol soars.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1981
4.26
2k+ ratings
Imperialism
by Vladimir Lenin • 1917
Capitalism outgrew free competition, building monopolies that needed colonies to survive.
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Imperialism Summary
Imperialism 88%
Capitalism outgrew free competition, building monopolies that needed colonies to survive.
by Vladimir Lenin 1917
4.27
11k+ ratings
Patriot
by Alexei Navalny • 2024
Poisoned by the state, arrested on return, dead at 47. His prison cell testament.
4.51
17k+
Patriot Summary
Patriot 88%
Poisoned by the state, arrested on return, dead at 47. His prison cell testament.
by Alexei Navalny 2024
4.51
17k+ ratings
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 88%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
Putinism
by Walter Laqueur • 2015
Oil wealth, Orthodox faith, and a KGB veteran filled the vacuum the Soviet Union left behind.
3.32
260
Putinism Summary
Putinism 88%
Oil wealth, Orthodox faith, and a KGB veteran filled the vacuum the Soviet Union left behind.
by Walter Laqueur 2015
3.32
260 ratings
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
by Elisa Kriza • 2014
Solzhenitsyn became a Cold War saint. The nationalism and anti-Semitism in his work were never read.
4.5
2
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Summary
Alexander Solzhenitsyn 88%
Solzhenitsyn became a Cold War saint. The nationalism and anti-Semitism in his work were never read.
by Elisa Kriza 2014
4.5
2 ratings
Spoilt Rotten
by dalrymple-theodore • 2010
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
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1k+
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten 88%
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
by dalrymple-theodore 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Utopia of Rules
by David Graeber • 2013
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
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7k+
The Utopia of Rules Summary
The Utopia of Rules 88%
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
by David Graeber 2013
4.02
7k+ ratings
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes
by Heyward Isham • 2019
Russians who dismantled communism discovered that building its replacement was the harder half.
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes Summary
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes 88%
Russians who dismantled communism discovered that building its replacement was the harder half.
by Heyward Isham 2019
Letters to a Young Contrarian
by Christopher Hitchens • 2001
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
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Letters to a Young Contrarian Summary
Letters to a Young Contrarian 88%
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
by Christopher Hitchens 2001
4.13
13k+ ratings
The Invention of Russia
by Arkady Ostrovsky • 2015
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
4.01
2k+
The Invention of Russia Summary
The Invention of Russia 87%
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
by Arkady Ostrovsky 2015
4.01
2k+ ratings
Marx
by Peter Singer • 1980
Why Marx's critique of capitalism still explains inequality, globalization, and the climate crisis.
3.71
3k+
Marx Summary
Marx 87%
Why Marx's critique of capitalism still explains inequality, globalization, and the climate crisis.
by Peter Singer 1980
3.71
3k+ ratings
All Things are Possible
by Lev Shestov • 1905
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
4.09
314
All Things are Possible Summary
All Things are Possible 87%
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
by Lev Shestov 1905
4.09
314 ratings
Archaeologies of the Future
by Fredric Jameson • 2005
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
4.04
596
Archaeologies of the Future Summary
Archaeologies of the Future 87%
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
by Fredric Jameson 2005
4.04
596 ratings
Our Dear Friends in Moscow
by Irina Borogan • 2025
Six friends chased a free Russian press. Two decades later, some wrote propaganda, some were dead.
4.07
238
Our Dear Friends in Moscow Summary
Our Dear Friends in Moscow 87%
Six friends chased a free Russian press. Two decades later, some wrote propaganda, some were dead.
by Irina Borogan 2025
4.07
238 ratings
The International Jew
by Anonymous • 2009
The claim that a single race secretly directs all world finance, politics, and revolution.
3.84
49
The International Jew Summary
The International Jew 87%
The claim that a single race secretly directs all world finance, politics, and revolution.
by Anonymous 2009
3.84
49 ratings
Madilog
by Tan Malaka • 1946
Reality is material. Contradiction drives change. Dialectical thinking for an occupied mind.
4.26
3k+
Madilog Summary
Madilog 87%
Reality is material. Contradiction drives change. Dialectical thinking for an occupied mind.
by Tan Malaka 1946
4.26
3k+ ratings
Anti-Tech Revolution
by Theodore John Kaczynski • 2016
The technological world system is a self-driving machine no one steers and nothing stops.
3.95
630
Anti-Tech Revolution Summary
Anti-Tech Revolution 87%
The technological world system is a self-driving machine no one steers and nothing stops.
by Theodore John Kaczynski 2016
3.95
630 ratings
Bloodlands
by Timothy Snyder • 2010
14 million murdered between Hitler and Stalin, a zone where each regime's massacres fed the other's.
4.39
20k+
Bloodlands Summary
Bloodlands 87%
14 million murdered between Hitler and Stalin, a zone where each regime's massacres fed the other's.
by Timothy Snyder 2010
4.39
20k+ ratings
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