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.

7,149
Works
7,031
EN texts
5,102
DE texts
6,728
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.

16,959
Works
16,946
EN texts
14,120
RU texts
13,905
ES texts

Joseph Stalin

Иосиф Сталин

1878–1953

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

2,017
Works
2,014
EN texts
1,923
RU texts
1,926
ES texts

Mao Zedong

毛泽东

1893–1976

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

13,800
Works
13,775
EN texts
12,588
ZH texts