The State and Revolution
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The State and Revolution is a 1917 political theory work by Vladimir Lenin that outlines his vision of the proletarian state, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the transition from capitalism to socialism and communism.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State and Revolution | 4 |
| The State and Revolution canonical | 3 |
| The State and Revolution (English translation) | 1 |
| The State and the Socialist Revolution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T604430 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The State and Revolution Context triple: [Vladimir Lenin, notableWork, The State and Revolution]
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A.
The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
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B.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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C.
Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
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D.
Le Coup d’État permanent
Le Coup d’État permanent is a political essay by François Mitterrand that sharply criticizes France’s Fifth Republic and the presidential power structure established by Charles de Gaulle.
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E.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The State and Revolution Target entity description: The State and Revolution is a 1917 political theory work by Vladimir Lenin that outlines his vision of the proletarian state, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the transition from capitalism to socialism and communism.
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A.
The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
-
B.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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C.
Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
-
D.
Le Coup d’État permanent
Le Coup d’État permanent is a political essay by François Mitterrand that sharply criticizes France’s Fifth Republic and the presidential power structure established by Charles de Gaulle.
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E.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political theory work ⓘ |
| author | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Friedrich Engels' theory of the state
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Karl Marx's theory of the state ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
replacement of the bourgeois state by a proletarian state
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smashing the bourgeois state apparatus ⓘ temporary nature of the proletarian state ⓘ withering away of the state under communism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| criticizes |
anarchism
ⓘ
parliamentary cretinism ⓘ social-democratic reformism ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of the Paris Commune
ⓘ
critique of opportunism in the workers' movement ⓘ discussion of the dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ discussion of the withering away of the state ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
The State and Revolution
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The State and Revolution (English translation)
|
| influenced |
Leninism
ⓘ
Soviet political theory ⓘ communist movements worldwide ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
communism
ⓘ
dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ proletarian state ⓘ revolution ⓘ socialism ⓘ state ⓘ transition from capitalism to socialism ⓘ withering away of the state ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
abolition of the standing army and bureaucracy in a proletarian state
ⓘ
dictatorship of the proletariat as a necessary transitional state ⓘ state as an instrument of class rule ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrograd
|
| politicalAlignment |
Leninism
ⓘ
Marxism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| publisher | Priboi Publishers ⓘ |
| supports |
proletarian revolution
ⓘ
revolutionary violence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century political philosophy ⓘ |
| title | The State and Revolution self-link ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| writtenDuring |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
|
| writtenIn | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: The State and Revolution Description of subject: The State and Revolution is a 1917 political theory work by Vladimir Lenin that outlines his vision of the proletarian state, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the transition from capitalism to socialism and communism.
Referenced by (9)
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State and Revolution
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State and Revolution
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The State and Revolution (English translation)
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State and Revolution
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The State and the Socialist Revolution
this entity surface form:
State and Revolution