The State and Revolution (by Vladimir Lenin)

"The State and Revolution," written by Vladimir Lenin in 1917, explores the role of the state in society and the necessity of revolution for social change. Lenin argues that the state represents the interests of the ruling class, and to achieve true socialism, the working class must dismantle this state and replace it with a new structure that serves the people. He emphasizes the importance of a revolutionary vanguard party to lead this transformation. The work reflects Lenin's adaptation of Marxist theory to the Russian context, advocating for a proletarian uprising to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat.