Revolutionary Organization

The following study guide was originally published by The Marxist-Leninist news blog:

“Once the political line is laid down, organizational work decides everything.” – Zhou Enlai, “How to be a Good Leader”

Beginning and Essential readings

• Comintern Principles of Party Organization
• What Is To Be Done? by V. I. Lenin
• On Terms of Admission into the Communist International by V. I. Lenin
• Methods of Work of Party Committees by Mao Zedong

Supplemental readings

• Where to Begin? by V. I. Lenin
• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back by V.I. Lenin
• Lenin’s Plan for the Building of a Marxist Party from the History of the CPSU – Short Course
• Organizational Principles of the Marxist Party from the History of the CPSU – Short Course
• The Party by J. V. Stalin
• The Party Before and After Taking Power by J.V. Stalin
• Stalin’s Speeches on the American Communist Party (PDF)
• The Question of Bolshevisation by J. V. Stalin
• Cadres by Mao Zedong
• Talk At An Enlarged Working Conference Convened By The Central Committee Of The Communist Party Of China by Mao Zedong
• A Discussion of Party Democratic Centralism Peking Review
• On the Party by Liu Shaoqi
• The Cadres: Backbone of the Revolution by Ernesto Che Guevara
• CPUSA: Manual on Organisation by J. Peters
• How To Master Secret Work by the Communist Party of South Africa