The best short introduction to and summary of Marxism

There has been a recent outbreak among Tory politicians and their supporters in the press of describing Jeremy Corbyn as a Marxist, as if it was a pejorative term. Yet the basic tenets of Marxism are not well-known in Britain, certainly not as well-known as they should be.

For those readers looking for a short introduction to Marxism, the best available summary is the following piece by Lenin: The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism.