— 249 s. Supplemented with Article C. G. Kara-Murza "Work in . and . Lenin, Imperialism as the Highest Stage of Capitalism: A Modern Reading. Content. Imperialism as the Highest Stage of Capitalism . Concentration of Production and Monopolies . Banks and their new role . Financial Capital and Financial Oligarchy . Export of capital. Partition of the world between capitalist unions . Division of Peace among the Great Powers . Imperialism as a Special Stage of Capitalism . Parasitism and the decay of capitalism . Criticism of imperialism . The Historical Place of Imperialism . C. G. Kara Murza . Footnotes.