Level: Beginner
Hartal 1947 · a Sosialis Alternatif exhibition
A digital exhibition combining chronology, essays and archival material. KMS links to it without copying its photographs or complete essays.
Introduction to Marxism
A structured introductory course on Marxist method, history and economics. Read it on the original portal; this record is not a copy or full translation.
Manifesto of the Communist Party
A programmatic text first published in February 1848. The linked edition identifies its translators and publication history.
Beginner: understanding society
An introductory path with guides, original sources and questions for discussion.
What is capitalism?
Capitalism is a social system in which production is largely controlled as private property and organised for profit. Many people earn their income by selling their labour-power, while owners of capital control investment decisions.
What is socialism?
In the Marxist tradition, socialism means organising the economy to meet social needs through common ownership and workers’ democratic control. It involves changing power relations in society, rather than simply increasing assistance for poor people.
What is class struggle?
Class struggle arises from conflicting interests in production and the distribution of the results of work. It can appear in disputes over wages, working time, organising rights and who controls politics.
Who were Marx and Engels?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels developed an analysis of capitalist society and participated in the nineteenth-century workers’ movement. Their joint work, the Communist Manifesto, was published in 1848.
Why do economic crises happen?
A capitalist economy can have the capacity to produce goods while still experiencing unemployment and unmet needs. Competition, profit, investment and credit interact as crises develop.
What is imperialism?
Marxist analysis connects imperialism with the expansion of capital, competition between states and global inequality. It involves more than formal colonial rule alone.