State and Revolution, Part 4 Housing, Democracy, Communism This fourth chapter of Lenin’s “The State and Revolution” (linked below) presents a study circle with a problem. As short as it is, yet there is too much in this chapter to discuss in a 1½ hour session. So, one must remember that the Freirean requirement from any text is only that it provides a good occasion for dialogue. The dialogue is where the value lies, because it generates socialised learning. We are not trying to learn the text in its entirety, as individuals. Therefore, since this chapter is a rehearsal, almost a catalogue, of critical contributions made by Frederick Engels, plus remarks of Lenin’s own, here are some of the many topics that could be taken in a dialogue, from it: Housing Question "How is the housing question to be settled then? In present-day society, it is settle