Here, with critical notes and context, are V. I. Lenin's Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism and Nikolai Bukharin's Imperialism and World Economy . They are both essential for understanding the nature of imperialism and war historically-and today. V.I. Lenin(1870-1924) was a leader of the Russian Revolution and wrote extensively on the issues facing the working-class movement of his time. Nikolai Bukharin(1888-1938) was a Bolshevik leader and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician until his execution at the hands of Stalin's government. Phil Gasperis a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur University in California. He writes extensively on politics and the philosophy of science and is a frequent contributor to CounterPunch . He is the author of Haymarket Books' The Communist Manifesto: A Road Map to History's Most Important Political Document . | Imperialism and War by V. I. Lenin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters