State and Revolution

"State and Revolution" (1917) explores the state's function in society and argues for the necessity of a proletarian revolution. It critiques social democracy for its theoretical failings in achieving genuine change and posits that the state is fundamentally a tool for class oppression, controlled by the ruling class regardless of its democratic or dictatorial guise. According to the author, a communist revolution is the only solution for dismantling the state's power structure.