The State and Revolution (book)

*The State and Revolution* by Vladimir Lenin is a political book that explores the nature of the state and how revolutionary change can occur. Lenin argues that the state is a tool used by the ruling class to maintain power, and that true liberation requires overthrowing this system through a proletarian (working class) revolution. He emphasizes the importance of a dictatorship of the proletariat to dismantle existing political and economic structures, leading ultimately to a classless, communist society. The book synthesizes Marxist theory with Lenin's ideas on revolutionary strategy and the role of the state in social transformation.