The Base

Collected works of Marxist thinkers — searchable, multilingual, open access.

Marx & Engels

Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

1835–1895

The collected works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels — books, pamphlets, articles, speeches, and letters in English, German, and Spanish. German is the original language for most works; English and Spanish include both public-domain translations and AI translations.

7,264
Works
7,136
EN texts
5,176
DE texts
6,775
ES texts

Vladimir Lenin

Владимир Ленин

1870–1924

Collected works spanning 1893–1923. Includes articles, speeches, books, reports, letters, telegrams, decrees, memoranda, and theoretical works. English, Russian, and Spanish.

17,232
Works
17,231
EN texts
14,199
RU texts
13,968
ES texts

Joseph Stalin

Иосиф Сталин

1878–1953

Collected works spanning 1901–1953. Includes articles, speeches, reports, letters, orders, telegrams, and theoretical works.

2,031
Works
2,020
EN texts
1,935
RU texts
1,934
ES texts

Mao Zedong

毛泽东

1893–1976

Collected works spanning 1917–1976. Includes articles, speeches, reports, letters, directives, poems, and theoretical works.

13,831
Works
13,804
EN texts
12,550
ZH texts