Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 47

Author: Central Committee of the Marx-Engels-Lenin-Stalin Institute
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The content of these letters is extremely rich and covers a wide range of fields, including politics, economics, philosophy, history, military science, science and technology, literature and art. Many of the incisive insights and profound thoughts in these letters supplement, enrich, and develop the basic theories and principles of Marxism. Some of the letters explore new perspectives on major theoretical issues and propose brilliant ideas that deserve further elaboration, possessing independent theoretical value. This volume is the first part of the letters, including correspondence from Marx and Engels from 1837 to the end of January 1848. The letters written before their meeting in Paris in August 1844 and the beginning of their collaboration are divided into Part 1 and Part 2 of this volume; the letters from August 1844 to January 1848 are included in Part 3; the appendix contains letters from Marx's family members to him during this period.