<DIV><p>Here, with critical notes and context, are V.I. Lenin&rsquo;s <i>Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism </i>and Nikolai Bukharin&rsquo;s <i>Imperialism and World Economy</i>. They are both essential for understanding the nature of imperialism and war historically&mdash;and today.</p><p><b>V.I. Lenin </b>(1870&ndash;1924) was a leader of the Russian Revolution and wrote extensively on the issues facing the working-class movement of his time.</p><p><b>Nikolai Bukharin </b>(1888&ndash;1938) was a Bolshevik leader and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician until his execution at the hands of Stalin&rsquo;s government.</p><p><b>Phil Gasper </b>is 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 <i>CounterPunch</i>. He is the author of Haymarket Books&rsquo; <i>The Communist Manifesto: A Road Map to History&rsquo;s Most Important Political Document</i>.</p></DIV>