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.
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.
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.
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Lenin followed many but not all, of Karl Marx's ideas.
Communism took off after Lenin saw the way Hitler was putting his Fascism to use. Both ideas were taken from a "Utopia" sort of ideology started by Karl Marx.
A Marxist-Lennist is one who subscribes to the political ideology od Stalin, who developed his ideas from Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Many modern day communist party members are Marxist-Leninists.
Lenin, Engels, Marx, and Stallin (a.k.a. his Soviet forefathers).
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.
Karl Marx favored a communist political system based on the abolition of private property and class struggle leading to a classless society. Vladimir Lenin further developed Marx's ideas and implemented a socialist system through the establishment of a one-party state led by the vanguard of the proletariat.
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)
Lenin believed in the idea of socialism in one country whereas Marx believed in a worldwide revolution. Lenin also believed that revolution would not happen by itself and that it needed a group of revolutionary elite to lead it. Marx believed that all the proletariat would eventually rise and revolt.
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.
"Marxism" neither precedes nor succeeds communism, since they are two different concepts. Marxism is an ideology based on all of the theories of Karl Marx. Communism is an economic and political system. According to Karl Marx, socialism precedes and eventually evolves into communism. The idea that socialism will evolve into communism is only one of the aspects of the ideology known as Marxism. There are many more aspects to "Marxism" than just socialism and communism.