The State and Revolution

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book political theory work

The State and Revolution is a 1917 political theory work by Vladimir Lenin that outlines his vision of the proletarian state, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the transition from capitalism to socialism and communism.

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Label	Occurrences
State and Revolution	4
The State and Revolution canonical	3
The State and Revolution (English translation)	1
The State and the Socialist Revolution	1

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Target entity: The State and Revolution
Context triple: [Vladimir Lenin, notableWork, The State and Revolution]

A. The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
B. The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
C. Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
D. Le Coup d’État permanent
Le Coup d’État permanent is a political essay by François Mitterrand that sharply criticizes France’s Fifth Republic and the presidential power structure established by Charles de Gaulle.
E. The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The State and Revolution
Target entity description: The State and Revolution is a 1917 political theory work by Vladimir Lenin that outlines his vision of the proletarian state, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the transition from capitalism to socialism and communism.

A. The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
B. The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
C. Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
D. Le Coup d’État permanent
Le Coup d’État permanent is a political essay by François Mitterrand that sharply criticizes France’s Fifth Republic and the presidential power structure established by Charles de Gaulle.
E. The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ political theory work ⓘ
author	Vladimir Lenin ⓘ
basedOn	Friedrich Engels' theory of the state ⓘ Karl Marx's theory of the state ⓘ
centralConcept	replacement of the bourgeois state by a proletarian state ⓘ smashing the bourgeois state apparatus ⓘ temporary nature of the proletarian state ⓘ withering away of the state under communism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russia ⓘ
criticizes	anarchism ⓘ parliamentary cretinism ⓘ social-democratic reformism ⓘ
genre	Marxist theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ
hasPart	analysis of the Paris Commune ⓘ critique of opportunism in the workers' movement ⓘ discussion of the dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ discussion of the withering away of the state ⓘ
hasTranslation	The State and Revolution (English translation) ⓘ linked to: The State and Revolution
influenced	Leninism ⓘ Soviet political theory ⓘ communist movements worldwide ⓘ
mainSubject	communism ⓘ dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ proletarian state ⓘ revolution ⓘ socialism ⓘ state ⓘ transition from capitalism to socialism ⓘ withering away of the state ⓘ
notableIdea	abolition of the standing army and bureaucracy in a proletarian state ⓘ dictatorship of the proletariat as a necessary transitional state ⓘ state as an instrument of class rule ⓘ
originalLanguage	Russian ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
placeOfPublication	Petrograd ⓘ linked to: Leningrad
politicalAlignment	Leninism ⓘ Marxism ⓘ
publicationYear	1917 ⓘ
publisher	Priboi Publishers ⓘ
supports	proletarian revolution ⓘ revolutionary violence ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century political philosophy ⓘ
title	The State and Revolution ⓘ
writtenBy	Vladimir Lenin ⓘ
writtenDuring	Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ linked to: Russian Revolution
writtenIn	1917 ⓘ

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