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.

7,753
Works
7,533
EN texts
5,208
DE texts
5,425
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.

17,095
Works
17,082
EN texts
14,954
RU texts

Joseph Stalin

Иосиф Сталин

1878–1953

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

2,037
Works
2,030
EN texts
1,945
RU texts
1,953
ES texts

Mao Zedong

毛泽东

1893–1976

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

14,166
Works
14,141
EN texts
12,466
ZH texts