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.
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Leninism. Leninism was essentially Vladimir Lenin's own political theories arrived at in conjunction with Marx's. Marx's theory was that the economy drove the political system. The more industrialized capitalist countries like Germany and England created the widest gulf between the upper and lower classes which struggle against one another. Lenin's theory adapted the Marxist theory of class struggle in order to overthrow the ruler of Russia, the Tsar. The difference between Marx and Lenin (putting it simply) is that Lenin believed the political system should drive the economy. This switch was necessary because Lenin wanted to seize power in Russia under the guise that Marxism would be better for the Russian people. The problem was that Russia at the time was more agrarian than industrial and did not quite fit Marx's view that the proletariat would take power in the industrial nations first.
One might say Stalinism is the correct answer, because Joseph Stalin combined ideas of both Marx and Lenin, but used only the ones beneficial to support his ruling power. He also added ideas that were completely contrary to most of Marx's ideas. In that regard, Stalinism is an ideology based on ideas of Marx, Lenin and Stalin, not just Marx and Lenin.
None, as they had very different views. Marx thought workers should emancipate themselves and abolish the wages system. Lenin thought himself and other leaders should rule in the name of the workers.
No, because Karl Marx was never in power in any country of government and because Marx had already died by the time Lenin was gathering his revolutionary ideology and power.
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.
Yes, Lenin was a communist, although his ideas on how a country should become communist were not the same as Karl Marx's ideas. Lenin often deviated from strict Marxist ideology in order to accomplish his personal agenda.
Marx
Lenin was a follower of Marxism, the philosophy propounded by Karl Marx.