Marx, Karl. The Civil War in France (Grazhdanskaya voyna vo Frantsii), 1937. In Russian

Маркс, Карл.
Гражданская война во Франции
С введением: Ф. Энгельса.
Москва: Молодая Гвардия, 1937.
140 с., 1 л. портр. : ил.; 19 см. Твердый переплет.
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Marx, Karl.
The Civil War in France (Grazhdanskaya voyna vo Frantsii).
With an introduction by F. Engels.
Moscow: Molodaya Gvardiya [Young Guard], 1937.
140 p., 1 leaf portr.: ill.; 19 cm. Hardcover

This 1937 Moscow edition of Karl Marx's seminal work, "The Civil War in France," was published by the prestigious "Molodaya Gvardiya" (Young Guard) press. The book includes Friedrich Engels' important introduction, providing contemporary context and analysis. Marx's text, written in 1871, is a powerful firsthand account and a classic Marxist analysis of the Paris Commune, its historical significance, and its brutal suppression. Published during the height of the Stalin era, this volume is a representative example of the Soviet canonization and mass dissemination of Marxist-Leninist classics for political education and ideological training. The edition features illustrative materials and a portrait frontispiece, typical of popular political publications of the period aimed at a broad audience. As a piece of Soviet book art from the 1930s, it holds value as a historical document, reflecting the state ideology and publishing practices of its time.