TOTALITARIAN DOCUMENTARY RESOURCES

The term "totalitarianism" was created by Mussolini, but it can apply to describe any authoritarian political system. We believe that it is important to study totalitarian history and totalitarian systems. Why? History has shown again and again, in times of political paralysis and crisis, violent, authoritarian solutions often enforce themselves. The best way to prevent such things from happening in the future is to encourage a comprehensive study of the past.

Below is a compilation of our documentary sources about totalitarianism.

COMMUNISM

Marxist Documentary Sources

Marx and Engels on Terror

Marxism and Nature

Mao

Mao on Terror

Mao on Nature

Mao Documentary Sources English

Mao Documentary English and Chinese

Chinese Communist Party on Mao, 1981 (In Chinese)

Mao on Ancient Legalism

Russia