Marxist ideology has played a significant role in world history, especially in the 20th century, and many of the sources found in this extensive archive are essential to a complete understanding of the Cold War as well as anti-colonial and liberation movements in the developing world.

Materials include the work of more than 300 authors in 30 languages and tens of thousands of pages of text. An additional 500 images plus dozens of audio files makes this the most comprehensive library of Marxist thought available online. At the heart of the collection are the complete writings of Marx and Engels in English and Chinese. There are also large collections of works by Mao, Che Guevara, and Ho Chi Minh. Not all of the writers here are Marxists. Charles Darwin, for example, is included because his work influenced Marxist writers. The resources allow for interesting cross-cultural comparisons. For instance, how did Asian Marxists describe European colonialism? How did European Marxists or those in Latin America describe it? For the uninitiated, a brief history of Marxism and an encyclopedia of Marxist concepts are provided.

Read a more in-depth review of the Marxists Internet Archive written by T. Mills Kelly of George Mason University.

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