Groundings in the Communist World Outlook offers readers an introduction to and explanations of the key concepts and ways of thinking that guide communist revolutionaries. Each of the six “sessions” in this volume is presented in outline form for ease of understanding, and includes discussion questions and a list of key terms. Groundings is best used in collective settings, as the point of departure for presentations of the material followed by group discussion aimed at collectively developing a basic understanding the communist world outlook.

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Table of Contents:

• How to use Groundings in the Communist World Outlook
• What is capitalism-imperialism? Part 1: history and economic concepts
• What is capitalism-imperialism? Part 2: up to the present
• Why is proletarian revolution the only solution?
• Communism as the final goal of proletarian revolution; the socialist transition to get there
• The national question
• The woman question