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The Dawn of Russian Marxism

The Dawn of Russian Marxism. Marxism. Illustration by Tomi Um. Founders: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels First Discribed: In the C ommunist Manifesto Quotes: “ Workers of the World, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains.”- Communist Manifesto

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The Dawn of Russian Marxism

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  1. The Dawn of Russian Marxism

  2. Marxism Illustration by Tomi Um

  3. Founders: • Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels First Discribed: • In the Communist Manifesto Quotes: • “Workers of the World, Unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains.”- Communist Manifesto • “To each according to his own abilities, to each according to his own needs.”- Communist Manifesto Marxism (Part 1)

  4. Flow of Political Systems: • Monarchy => Capitalism => Socialism => Communism Ultimate Goal: • Create classless society • Working industrial class would lead larger lower classes to equal footing Marxism (Part 2)

  5. 1898, Minsk – secretly formed to unite the various revolutionary groups • Based on Marxism • At it’s first congress, the secret police arrested all its members Russian Social Democratic Labor Party

  6. 1903 – held in Belgium and England • Lenin and Martov argued over membership rules • Disputes between Martov and Lenin caused the split into two parties: • Bolsheviks • Mencheviks The Second Party Congress

  7. Led by Lenin • Small, disciplined party of professional revolutionaries • Demanded revolution to establish a dictatorship The Bolsheviks

  8. Led by Martov • Loosely organized mass party • Opposed to Bolshevik idea of revolution and dictatorship • Reformism before revolution The Mensheviks

  9. "Marxism." Marxism. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://www.thehiddenmanna.org/?tag=marxism>. • Wood, Anthony. "The Setting." The Russian Revolution. London: Longman, 1986. N. pag. Print. • "Communist Manifesto (Chapter 4)." Communist Manifesto (Chapter 4). N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch04.htm>. Bibliography

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