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Karl Marx could be considered the intellectual and philosophical leader of the Russian Revolution. Although he had died long before the revolution it was his ideas (along with Friedrich Engels) that sparked the political movements to overthrow the capitalist and autocratic government that was in place in 1917. His ideas on the evils of capitalism, the need to overthrow it in favor of socialism and the eventual conversion of socialism into communism led many to believe that the forms of government in place in many industrialized countries had to be replaced.
These Marxist thoughts led to the creation of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) whose members advocated the overthrow of capitalism in favor of socialism. One faction of this party was the Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Lenin. When the first Russian Revolution occurred in February 1917, the Marxist RSDLP and other anti government parties, socialist and non-socialists) banded together to form the capitalist based Provisional Government. But by that time in Russia, the workers, soldiers and peasants were not content to remain under a capitalist system. Lenin used Marxist ideologies to convince the people that a Marxist system led by him and the Bolsheviks would be better than a capitalist system led by the ministers of the former government. Using Marxist Propaganda, Lenin engineered the Bolshevik/Communist Revolution in October 1917.
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∙ 14y agoKarl Marx was a German philosopher who, in essence, founded Marxism and fueled ideas of communism. His famous works The Communist Manifesto and Das Capital influenced many revolutionaries around the world. In relation to the Russian Revolution, an avid follower of Marxism, Vladimir Lenin led Russia in order to overthrow the Czar/Tsar. In addition to this, Lenin created an interpretation of Marxism and named it Leninism. Marx has also influenced people such as Mao Zedong, the former Chinese communist leader.
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∙ 14y agoKarl Marx created the idea of communism and upon reading the Communist Manifesto Lenin was inspired to bring communism to russia during a time many would embrace it due to enduring suffering and poverty.
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∙ 14y agoMarx never personally persuaded the people of Russia to revolt against the Czar of Russia. Marx was already dead when the revolutions of 1903 and 1917 took place. Vladimir Lenin used Marx's ideas to convince the people of Russia that they were being oppressed by the Czar (which was true) and that they would be better off under communism (which they were not).
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∙ 14y agoHe was the one who put the first idea of the revolution into peoples minds
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Whose teachings was the Russian Revolution of 1917 based on?
Karl Marx
Who wrote the communist manifesto in the Russian revolution?
A man named Karl Marx, hence Marxism
Who was a leader and a hero of the Russian Revolution Lenin Stalin or Marx?
Lenin was the leader and hero of the October Revolution of 1917, but had nothing to do with the February Revolution in 1917. Stalin was a subordinate to Lenin at the time so he was not a leader at all. Karl Marx had died by the time of the revolution, so aside from planting the ideas of socialism, communism and a revolt by the people in their minds, he had nothing to do with the revolution itself. well this is helpfull
What role did the nobility peasant the church Russian orthodox Lenin Karl Marx Trotsky and Stalin play in the Russian Revolution?
The Russian nobility was a group thatarose in the 14th century and essentially governedRussia until the October Revolution of 1917. As in other countries, nobility was a status, a social category, but not a title.
Did Karl Marx encourage industrial revolution?
No, he was concerned with social revolution.
Was Karl Marx a leader during the Russian revolution?
No, Karl Marx died before any of the three Russian Revolutions took place.
What was Karl Marx's connection to the Russian Revolution?
Karl marx was the founder of the idea of socialism. the Russian revolution was to free from the idea being applied.
Karl Marx's contributions to the 1917 Russian revolution?
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Whose teachings was the Russian Revolution of 1917 based on?
Karl Marx
Who wrote the communist manifesto in the Russian revolution?
A man named Karl Marx, hence Marxism
Whose teachings were the basis of the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Lenin’s teachings on leadership and dictatorship.
Was Karl Marx against the Russian revolution?
Well, he'd been dead for around two decades when the revolution happened, but he couldn't complain. It could be considered the proletariat revolution he predicted in his Communist Manifesto.
Who was a leader and a hero of the Russian Revolution Lenin Stalin or Marx?
Lenin was the leader and hero of the October Revolution of 1917, but had nothing to do with the February Revolution in 1917. Stalin was a subordinate to Lenin at the time so he was not a leader at all. Karl Marx had died by the time of the revolution, so aside from planting the ideas of socialism, communism and a revolt by the people in their minds, he had nothing to do with the revolution itself. well this is helpfull
Who was one of the first people to propose communism as a solution to the problems created by the Industrial Revolution?
karl Max
Was Karl Marx alive when The Russian Revolution happened?
No. Marx died in 1883. The Russian Revolution. which was a series of three revolutions came later. The first revolution was in 1905, but was little more than a series of labor strikes. The second revolution was actually two in one which occurred in February 1917 and October 1917. The third revolution was a revolution against the Bolsheviks who took power in the October 1917 revolution. This one failed.
What role did the nobility peasant the church Russian orthodox Lenin Karl Marx Trotsky and Stalin play in the Russian Revolution?
The Russian nobility was a group thatarose in the 14th century and essentially governedRussia until the October Revolution of 1917. As in other countries, nobility was a status, a social category, but not a title.
What impact did Karl Marx had with the Russian revolution?
We must be clear that when speaking of the Russian revolution, there are two possibilities. One was the women's day revolution leading into the Kerensky provisional government, or the one that soon followed: the so-called "October Revolution". Usually, when referring to the Russian Revolution, the Lenin-lead October Revolution is implied. Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto which described the Marxist communist political ideology. This ideology was the one that revolutionaries Lenin and Trotsky wanted to implement in the Russian society with the Russian revolution. Marxism was however not fully adopted. Lenin made alterations to the ideology and created Leninist Marxist Communism, usually reffered to only as Leninism. Leninism stipulates that the armed revolution Marx predicted would not be successful unless guided by a revolutionary elite. Marx had stated that the revolution would simply erupt as a natural response to evils inherent in class-based societies, and did not seem to think that Lenin's guidance was needed. However, Marx's impact on the Russian revolution was purely in ideology. Marx took no active part in the revolution, as he was dead at the time of it (1917)
