CAS IR 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Vladimir Lenin, Proletarian Revolution, Economic Determinism
12 Oct 2017
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A concise history of modern europe chapter 5. 1949 to 1963: 1964: marx joined the london based international working mens association (called. Marxist theory: after the failed 1848 revolutions, marx offered realistic ideals - he said his socialism was. Legacy of marxism: believed in economic determinism: the economy determines much in society), biggest impact was in politics and not academics - vital in development of socialist organizations. It was in russia that marxism gained potential for expansion - tsarist russia didnt have democracy so there was no place for legal political parties: vladimir lenin became the leader of the bolsheviks; after world war one weakened. Russian aristocracy, bolsheviks seized power: official ideology of the state was called marxist-leninism, bolsheviks became the communist party - the ussr was formed, after the second world war, communism spread to eastern europe, china, north korea and. Cuba - communism was influential in the third world.
