The 'dictatorship of the proletariat' is a central concept in Marxism that describes a transitional state led by the working class (the proletariat) after a successful communist revolution.

In this system, the proletariat would use state power to suppress the former capitalist class and pave the way for the eventual 'withering away of the state' and the establishment of a classless, communist society.

The podcast episodes explore how this concept has been interpreted and implemented throughout history, from Marx and Lenin's theoretical formulations to the experiences of actual socialist revolutions.