The ABC of Communism

A bit too clever for his own good, old Nicholas, An intellectual who could popularise the cause in an easy to read and understand book. Took the mick out of Stalin. Oh dear. Only a matter of time. And it was. A wonderful read. Easy to comprehend what the fuss was about.

A little dense, but very informative. A good read for anyone interested in the subject of socialism.

It was written in 1920. It is a short book, but it serves very well for many people who spit out the term "communism", without knowing what it is (either confused with socialism, or just using bad faith, or thinking it is a struggle for labor rights, or thinking that it is the first phase of the revolution - the one in which the authors affirm that the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie is replaced by the dictatorship of the proletariat, only after decades of true communism). No, the hole is much lower ...As for the part of the book that detonates captalism, I found it coherent, a bare reality, and some valid things until today (like banks giving all the cards, and financial capitalism - which only accelerated and increased and dominated more and more - mainly from 1980). Other ideas mentioned in the book, on the other hand, were a bit "out of date".The path already pointed out is really a utopia, and it will not happen, except after Fourth, Fifth World War, and yet ... A pity. That capitalism has already run out and will lead everyone to the pit of misery and the super concentration of income for a few, seems obvious. But the "no alternative" or "alternative would be worse" discourse is so ingrained in most of us from an early age, that it is really difficult to have a clear idea of ​​which alternative paths to point ...