Rate of profit
(see also, tendency of the rate of profit to fall) This is the general rate at which capital investment makes returns. The general rate of profit is an abstraction […]
Glossary of Marxism-Leninism
Red Terror
Red Terror refers to the active suppression of the bourgeoisie after the Revolution.
Relations of production
(see also, means of production) Classes are made of complexes or networks of productive and property relations. The raw material of class analysis and its most basic building block […]
Reproductive labor
The conditions that permit people to exercise their labor power don’t occur naturally; that is, the work force must eat, sleep, replenish lost calories, regenerate their muscles, and eventually replace […]
Reproductive labor time
The amount of time that each worker must work in order to reproduce their own class position. The working day is divided between reproductive time and surplus value. The necessary […]
Revolutionary masses
The proletariat and lower sections of the petit-bourgeoisie when taken together en masse. The revolution springs from the revolutionary masses.
Revolutionary program
These are the core tenets of a revolutionary formation or a vanguard party. These “programs” list an organization’s demands and binding points of unity, to the right of which they […]
Ruling classes
Dependent on the prevailing mode of production. The ruling class or classes are a product of class society and generally maintain their position through use of the state. The current […]