Bibliography of works about communism

Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin
Kim Il Sung
Ho Chi Minh
Rosa Luxemburg
Peter Kropotkin
Thomas Muentzer
Mao Zedong
Leon Trotsky
Thomas More
Che Guevara and Fidel Castro

Below is a list of post World War II scholarly books and journal articles written in or translated into English about communism. Items on this list should be considered a non-exhaustive list of reliable sources related to the theory and practice of communism in its different forms.

The criteria for inclusion are meeting one or more of:

  • Books are published by an academic press or major nationally known unbiased publisher.
  • Academic journals listed are mainstream academic journals published by an academic press or major nationally known publisher.
  • Works that have been reviewed in mainstream academic journals.
  • The author is well known and has written works on the subject that would be considered reliable sources.

The #Further reading section contains works with substantial bibliographies about communism.

The individual list items are in APA format and do not use citation templates. References for individual list items are in APA format and use citation templates. ISBNs are not included; editions are noted when important with an explanatory footnote.