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Note from Crit: Marxists.org is ran by trots and
As much as possible, we shouldn't use them. You simply cannot know if their edition of a book will be truthful or not. They also rely on old translations for many texts, while I've found that newer translations tend to flow better.
| Website | Content | Formats offered |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.marx2mao.com/ | only from Marx to Mao as the name implies but also has some stuff on other topics. Better quality than MIA. | Plain text, PDF |
| annas archive | All kinds of books in many different formats mostly epub and pdf | PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and others |
| http://ciml.250x.com/archive/index.html | never tested it, only has Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Hoxha (it's a hoxhaist website) | Plain text, PDF |
| https://redsails.org/categories | our comrades at Red Sails also have a library (look under Authors); they also say where they source their works from. | Plain text |
| https://openlibrary.org | they have books on everything and from everyone, including marxist authors. However they have to use a "borrowing" system by law, and you have to make an account. Maybe use them to find a book, then download it from libgen. | Plain text, PDF |
| https://www.redstarpublishers.org/ | lots of different books and documents | |
| https://www.bannedthought.net | has mostly documents about countries, but some books can be found there as well | |
| http://hiaw.org/defcon6/works/cw/index.html | Has the M&E letters which are otherwise copyrighted by a patent troll. | Plain text |
| https://espressostalinist.com/the-real-stalin-series/ | this page collects excerpts and collides them into topics; you can look for the original book on libgen. Could help you find books to add. | Plain text |
| http://www.desmondgreavesarchive.com | books from Desmond Greaves, Irish historian on communist figures from Ireland. | |
| http://www.korean-books.com.kp/en | books from the DPRK, in English | |
| https://www.michael-parenti.org/articles | Articles from Michael Parenti, from his official website | Plain text |
| All works from Marx&Engels, Lenin, Stalin and Mao are available in their respective Collected Works, which can easily be downloaded from marx2mao for example as PDFs. | ||
| leninist.org | haven't used it yet | |
| Bannedthought library | It's known to be Maoist but still has some good books | |
| https://www.marxists.org/english.htm | Although they are known to edit stuff they also have the biggest library. Like it's HUGE! So if you can't find it elsewhere you can always try here.
They've been known to edit stuff to fit their bias -- notably in Mastering Bolshevism from Stalin, whole sections are missing and they give the work a completely different name. They've also removed portions and footnotes from Progress Publishers (Moscow) books. |
HTML, PDFS |