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The Marx Memorial Library is
in a 1737 building of 1737 that has a long history of being
a centre of radical movements.
This independent subscription
library holds special collections of political history, philosophy,
fiction and biographies, including International Brigades
Association's archive, the Klugmann Collection, the John Williamson
American Labour Movement Collection and the J D Bernal Peace
Collection.
The library also has a set of
the Daily Worker, later the Morning Star, archived. For researchers
on working-class movements the library's collections are invaluable
and scholars come here from all over the world.
Many visit to see Lenin's Room,
where the Soviet leader worked on the revolutionary newspaper
'Izkra' (Spark). Lenin's desk is on display, along with
original copies of the newspaper which were smuggled into
Russia.
The library holds monthly lectures
on such topics as communist history and feminism.
Admission free -
library Membership £8.00
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