I’ve read some good stuff on early soviet history, as well as more general Cold War history, but wondering if anyone has book (or film even?) suggestions for soviet history post-revolution. Either something comprehensive or something about a particular era or subject. Preferably written by a Marxist. I am reading a history of the CIA written by a lib (legacy of ashes), and while it is arguably worth suffering through on account of its wealth of detail, I cannot put myself through something like that again. I have this soviet world on my list (thanks to whoever posted that here) but I think that was written in like the 30s, so could only really cover so much.
there's also History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Short Course), History of the Civil War in the USSR Vol. 1 and Vol.2. You can find PDFs of these on https://www.redstarpublishers.org/ by scrolling down to those books then clicking the titles for a free download copy.
edit: there's also a section of books there on the soviet union, from there or about the country, that may be up your alley.