The ABC of Communism

A duo of classic Russian Communist texts are presented together in this single volume. First published in 1919 and 1920 respectively, Programme of the Russian Communist Party and ABC of Communism were created as popular introductions, explanations, and commentary for the masses on the new party. Today they serve as historical documents and offer a non-Stalinist view of early Russian Communism. A new introduction and a glossary are included.Author Biography: Nicholas I. Bukharin was a member of the Russian Communist Party. He was the editor of Pravda and the author of Economics of the Transition Period, Historical Materialism, and Imperialism and World Economy. Evgenii A. Preobrazhensky was a member of the Russian Communist Party and was elected to the secretariat of the party central committee. He was the author of The Crisis of Soviet Industrialization, From NEP to Socialism, and The New Economics.