Marx on Historical Materialism (Article)

Engels explains how Marxism grew out of Hegel and Feuerbach and sets out the basics of dialectical materialism. Short, clear and foundational.

Friedrich Engels

An introductory study course on dialectical materialism that explains contradiction, change and the laws of dialectics with everyday examples.

Ray Nunes

Three essays by the father of Russian Marxism on materialism, the role of the individual in history and the materialist view of history.

George Plekhanov

Lenin's major philosophical work, defending dialectical materialism against the idealist trends of his day. Essential for the Marxist theory of knowledge.

V. I. Lenin

Essays by the Italian philosopher on the scientific status of historical materialism and Marx's theory of value. A classic critical reading from outside the Marxist camp.

Benedetto Croce