To the left of Marx. The doctrine of hegemony. Trotsky L.D., Gramsi A.

This book contains the works of the two most significant representatives of the left direction in Marxism.

Antonio Gramsha (1891-1937)-an Italian philosopher and politician; It is considered one of the founders of neo -Marxism; Both new left and supporters of Eurocommunism are still addressing his ideas. Gramsi created the doctrine of cultural hegemony in society, the support function of which, in his opinion, was assigned to “organic intellectuals.”

Lev Trotsky (1879-1940)-an active participant in the Russian and international communist movement, the founder and ideologist of Trotskyism (one of the currents of Marxism). He developed the theory of the permanent revolution, opposed the "national communism" and chauvinistic tendencies among the "epigones of Marxism."