Collection of articles by V.I. Lenin outlining the historical significance of the life and work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Lenin succinctly traces the origin and development of Marxism explains its essence through analyzing its three aspects: Scientific socialism, Marxist political economy, and dialectical materialist philosophy.

Table of Contents:

• Karl Marx (A Brief Biographical Sketch With an Exposition of Marxism) by V. I. Lenin
• Frederick Engels by V. I. Lenin
• Speech At The Unveiling Of A Memorial To Marx And Engels by V. I. Lenin
• The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism by V. I. Lenin
• The Marx-Engels Correspondence by V. I. Lenin
• The Historical Destiny of the Doctrine of Karl Marx by V. I. Lenin

Originally Published by Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1975