Communism Books

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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 197,049 ratings — published 1848
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 245 times as communism)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,525,247 ratings — published 1945
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The State and Revolution The State and Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as communism)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,487 ratings — published 1917
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Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as communism)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,274 ratings — published 1997
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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as communism)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,444 ratings — published 1917
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as communism)
avg rating 3.98 — 124,830 ratings — published 1962
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as communism)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,430,147 ratings — published 1949
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The Principles of Communism The Principles of Communism (ebook)
by (shelved 83 times as communism)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,515 ratings — published 1847
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 80 times as communism)
avg rating 4.46 — 99,268 ratings — published 2009
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as communism)
avg rating 4.26 — 8,835 ratings — published 1880
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What Is to Be Done? What Is to Be Done? (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as communism)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,190 ratings — published 1902
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as communism)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,144 ratings — published 1887
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged) The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
by (shelved 67 times as communism)
avg rating 4.33 — 34,592 ratings — published 1973
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as communism)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,574 ratings — published 2003
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as communism)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,273 ratings — published 2012
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as communism)
avg rating 4.30 — 123,333 ratings — published 1991
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Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: (A New World Order) Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: (A New World Order)
by (shelved 58 times as communism)
avg rating 4.29 — 11,897 ratings — published 2017
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Darkness at Noon Darkness at Noon (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as communism)
avg rating 4.12 — 33,687 ratings — published 1940
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The Gulag Archipelago The Gulag Archipelago (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as communism)
avg rating 4.35 — 13,838 ratings — published 1973
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The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as communism)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,135 ratings — published 1997
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as communism)
avg rating 4.11 — 541,842 ratings — published 1984
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as communism)
avg rating 4.14 — 7,916 ratings — published 1884
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Das Kapital Das Kapital (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 12,191 ratings — published 1867
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as communism)
avg rating 4.61 — 16,939 ratings — published 2020
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Ten Days that Shook the World Ten Days that Shook the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as communism)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,798 ratings — published 1919
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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung (Vinyl Bound)
by (shelved 50 times as communism)
avg rating 3.50 — 4,060 ratings — published 1964
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as communism)
avg rating 4.32 — 663,406 ratings — published 2016
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as communism)
avg rating 4.09 — 70,966 ratings — published 1938
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as communism)
avg rating 4.39 — 19,674 ratings — published 2010
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Critique of the Gotha Program Critique of the Gotha Program (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as communism)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,079 ratings — published 1875
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The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics) The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics)
by (shelved 46 times as communism)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,805 ratings — published 1892
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The Lacuna The Lacuna (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as communism)
avg rating 3.83 — 74,388 ratings — published 2009
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I Must Betray You I Must Betray You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as communism)
avg rating 4.40 — 97,928 ratings — published 2022
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Breaking Stalin's Nose Breaking Stalin's Nose (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as communism)
avg rating 3.84 — 10,060 ratings — published 2011
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The Rise and Fall of Communism The Rise and Fall of Communism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as communism)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,202 ratings — published 2009
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Reform or Revolution Reform or Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as communism)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,880 ratings — published 1900
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Mao: The Unknown Story Mao: The Unknown Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as communism)
avg rating 3.83 — 13,835 ratings — published 2002
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Wage-Labour and Capital & Value, Price and Profit Wage-Labour and Capital & Value, Price and Profit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as communism)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,899 ratings — published 1849
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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as communism)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,270 ratings — published 2017
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 39 times as communism)
avg rating 4.46 — 21,826 ratings — published 2013
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as communism)
avg rating 4.28 — 418,164 ratings — published 1967
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Wage Labour and Capital Wage Labour and Capital (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as communism)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,201 ratings — published 1891
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Dialectical and Historical Materialism Dialectical and Historical Materialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as communism)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,175 ratings — published 1938
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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as communism)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,156 ratings — published 2010
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Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as communism)
avg rating 4.15 — 13,057 ratings — published 2003
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Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2) Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as communism)
avg rating 4.11 — 68,568 ratings — published 2011
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The Naked Communist The Naked Communist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as communism)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,599 ratings — published 1960
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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as communism)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,811 ratings — published 2017
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Red Scarf Girl Red Scarf Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as communism)
avg rating 3.79 — 17,320 ratings — published 1997
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Left-Wing Communism, an Infantile Disorder: A Popular Essay in Marxian Strategy and Tactics Left-Wing Communism, an Infantile Disorder: A Popular Essay in Marxian Strategy and Tactics (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as communism)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,172 ratings — published 1920
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Karl Marx
“The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his 'natural superiors,' and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest, callous 'cash payment.' It has drowned the most heavenly ecstasies of religious fervor, of chivalrous enthusiasm, of philistine sentimentalism, in the icy water of egotistical calculation. It has resolved personal worth into exchange value, and in place of the numberless indefeasible chartered freedoms, has set up that single, unconscionable freedom—Free Trade. In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions, it has substituted naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation.

The bourgeoisie has stripped of its halo every occupation hitherto honored and looked up to with reverent awe. It has converted the physician, the lawyer, the priest, the poet, the man of science, into its paid wage laborers.

The bourgeoisie has torn away from the family its sentimental veil, and has reduced the family relation to a mere money relation.”
Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto

Vladimir Lenin
“Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.”
Vladimir Lenin

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