The question of what is imperialism is a key question for Marxists. The war in Ukraine has brought this to the fore with many Marxists incorrectly labelling Russia as imperialist.

Lenin published his seminal work on the topic in 1916 entitled “Imperialism the highest stage of Capitalism”. The Workers World Party from the US has published an excellent summary of Lenin’s perspective in Powerpoint form. We republish this resource here with full credit to the Workers World Party.