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Lenin added the concept that the road to communism did not need to wait for the creation of a proletariat of exploited workers to rise up and seize the means of production. He believed that a properly coordinated centralized group of professional revolutionaries could do so politically and this is exactly what he and the Bolsheviks did in the October Revolution of 1917. The so-called Communist Revolution was not one that Marx had originally envisioned.
Lenin had to find a way to validate the Bolshevik revolution. He therefore revised Marxism to justify his quest for power in the old Russia. It would have been interesting to know what Marx thought about Leninism if he was alive during the Bolshevik revolution.Taking a similar view, a better question would be "What did Lenin take away from Marxism to rationalize the Bolshevik revolution and his policies that followed, such as the NEP
(new economic policy).
Lenin did not add ideas to Marxism, he distorted Marx’s ideas. Marx argued that only class-conscious workers could abolish the wages system and establish a classless society. Lenin thought workers needed to be led by a vanguard; the result was a state capitalist Dictatorship. There is no such thing as Marxism-Leninism.
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What is the ideology based on the ideas of marx and Lenin?
communism Bolshevism and/or Leninism combines the ideas of Marx and Lenin although Lenin has changed some of Marx's ideas around. Thus there is a distinction between Bolshevism/Leninism and Marxism.
Who influenced Lenin's beliefs?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Nikolai Chernyevksy and Georgii Plekhanov also greatly influenced Lenin's revolutionary beliefs. Chernyevsky wrote the revolutionary novel, "What Is To Be Done" in 1862. Lenin was so influenced by this novel that he gave his own revolutionary pamphlet the same name. He even styled himself along the lines of the hero of the book, a man named Rakhmetev. One author of Russian history stated that Lenin read this novel five times in one summer. Plekhanov wrote a book called "On the Question of Developing a Monistic View of History" in 1895. This is the book that brought Marxism to Russia. For this reason, Plekhanov is often referred to as the founder of Russian Marxism.
What role did propaganda play in the Russian revolution?
During the Russian Revolution, propaganda used included dissemination of revolutionary ideas, teachings of Marxism, and theoretical and practical knowledge of Marxism economics.
Whose ideas about communism did Lenin adapt?
Lenin adapted Karl Marx's ideas about communism and socialism although with some differences. After the Revolution and during the Russian Civil War, Lenin imposed a socialist system in place of the former capitalist system and he imposed what was called 'war communism' on the country.
What were vladimir lenin's views?
Lenin claimed to follow Marx’s ideas, but in fact he distorted these. Lenin did not believe that workers could liberate themselves, so he though they needed to be led by a vanguard (himself and others). What he set up in Russia was state capitalism, not Communism.
What ideas did Lenin add to Marxism to create Marxism Leninism?
Lenin work is probably the most important within Marxism since Engels died and he had quite a few very significant ideas. One is his work on imperialism, he was the first to properly recognise that capitalism has changed and entered a new stage defined by monopoly and a new form of control by the wealthy countries over the rest of the world. Another is his conception of how a socialist party should organise and work for the realisation of the revolution, his concept of democratic centralism and so forth. Marx and Engels wrote very little at best about this topic. Note: Lenin never established Marxism-Leninism as a distinct trend of Marxist thought, that was done later by Stalin. Stalin almost always distorted not just the ideas of Lenin but of Marx and Engels as well to serve his purpose of trying to provide some sort of messed up ideological justification for his dictatorship.
Was marxism named after?
Marxism is the collection of Karl Marx' s ideas.
What individual is often given credit for introducing Marxism to Russia?
Often times there is a bit of confusion when using the term of introducing and "installing" when speaking about a political theory. This is the case with Marxism. While Vladamir Lenin and the Bolsheviks installed a socialist government as the first stage of their communist revolution, Lenin was not the first person to bring the ideas of Karl Marx into Russia.A leading Populist, Georgi V. Plekhanov, (1857 - 1918 ) emigrated to Switzerland from Russia. There he founded the first Russian Marxist organization. He is sometimes referred to as the father of Russian Marxism. The books and articles he wrote about Marxism in the safety of Switzerland, were smuggled into Russia, and influenced students and underground revolutionaries.
In leading the Communist revolution Lenin followed some of the ideas of what writer?
Lenin followed many but not all, of Karl Marx's ideas.
What is the ideology based on the ideas of marx and Lenin?
communism Bolshevism and/or Leninism combines the ideas of Marx and Lenin although Lenin has changed some of Marx's ideas around. Thus there is a distinction between Bolshevism/Leninism and Marxism.
Three of the following are basic ideas of Marxism. Which is NOT?
The four basic ideas of Marxism are historical materialism, the theory of surplus value, dialectical materialism, and the prediction of the eventual overthrow of capitalism by the working class. The idea of promoting economic competition is not a basic idea of Marxism; rather, Marxism critiques capitalism for promoting competition at the expense of the working class.
Who influenced Lenin's beliefs?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Nikolai Chernyevksy and Georgii Plekhanov also greatly influenced Lenin's revolutionary beliefs. Chernyevsky wrote the revolutionary novel, "What Is To Be Done" in 1862. Lenin was so influenced by this novel that he gave his own revolutionary pamphlet the same name. He even styled himself along the lines of the hero of the book, a man named Rakhmetev. One author of Russian history stated that Lenin read this novel five times in one summer. Plekhanov wrote a book called "On the Question of Developing a Monistic View of History" in 1895. This is the book that brought Marxism to Russia. For this reason, Plekhanov is often referred to as the founder of Russian Marxism.
Which was the body of ideas forming the basic tenets of modern socialism and communism?
Marxism
Why did lenin's policy of the dictatorship of the proletariat turned many against him?
People who opposed Lenin ideas were often oppressed.
How did Lenin ideas about communism differ from those about marx?
All
What were the chief ideas of Marxism?
Marxism is a political and economic theory based on the ideas of Karl Marx. Its chief ideas include the critique of capitalism, the belief in the class struggle between the proletariat and bourgeoisie, the goal of achieving a classless society through revolution, and the emphasis on the central role of economic forces in shaping society.
Where did marxism originate?
In the ideas of Karl Marx
