I agree. He made great contributions to theory. Foundations of Leninism is great - and he's a really good writer on top of it. Unsurprising as he was a voracious reader of Marxist theory.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Dialectical and Historical Materialism is a good text as well as Marxism and the National Question. Stalin's writing style is surprisingly gentle and clear, as opposed to Marx's literary style, Engels' flowery style, Lenin's angry shitposter style, or Mao's straightforward and direct style.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love Stalin's writings style. That's a great breakdown. Dialectic and Historical Materislism is the best explanation of those concepts.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

I actually prefer Politzer's Elementary Principles of Philosophy, it helped me greatly with comprehending dialectical and historical materialism. Dialectical and Historical Materialism is good, but Elementary Principles of Philosophy breaks the subject into easily digestible building blocks.

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