What is Leninism?

Answer 1

After the death of Vladimir Lenin, Marxism-Leninism was the official ideology of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, and became the basis for other Communist state ideologies, including Maoism.

Marxism-Leninism involves a synthesis of orthodox Marxist ideas, such as historical materialism, class struggle, and Marxian economics; with Leninism, the political practice of the single-party state, Vanguard party, democratic centralism, and the economic theory of Imperialism. Marxism-Leninism also rejects keys elements of classical Marxism, such as spontaneous revolution and the emergence of socialism from the natural decay of capitalism.

Answer 2

Leninism is a body of political theory for a democratic organization of the revolutionary vanguard party and the achievement of a direct democracy via the Dictatorship of the proletariat as the prelude to socialism. Lenin argued that a realized vanguard party would fight and lead the political independence of the working class. This party would provide political education, leadership, and support necessary to depose of capitalism.

Answer 3

The theory that workers cannot emancipate themselves and so need to be led by a vanguard of revolutionaries. This is an anti-democratic and anti-working class attitude, and it led to the state capitalist dictatorship of the USSR.

Answer 4

Theory of the Working Class Movement for Emancipation.

Answer 5

There is no such thing. Marx argued that workers have to liberate themselves, while Lenin advocated a vanguard of leaders such as himself.