The following resources, in order, are presented so as to provide both a strong entry point for the prospective Communist as well as more thorough theoretical foundations for those with a penchant for reading.
An understanding of the Party’s Constitution and Program are of paramount importance, while further theoretical works which may be more difficult for the individual reader are the subject of study groups and educational programs.
District Core Curriculum
Stage I: Introduction to Marxist-Leninist Theory
Stage II: History of the International Communist Movement
Stage III: History of the CPUSA
Supplemental Texts
Constitution of the Communist Party of the United States of America
Program of the Communist Party of the United States of America
Draft of a Communist Confession of Faith (Engels)
The Principles of Communism (Engels)
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems (Olgin)
Manifesto of the Communist Party (Marx & Engels)
The State and Revolution (Lenin)
“Left Wing” Communism: An Infantile Disorder (Lenin)
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume I (Marx)