"If it was necessary to give the briefest possible definition of Imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism," Lenin wrote. So as competition on the national level was reduced through mergers, bankruptcies and the tendency toward monopoly, it became increasingly ferocious internationally. Business required the organized power and resources of the state to secure their interests.
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Lenin's theory about imperialism was that it was the highest form of capitalism. The bourgeoisie as part of government had no more means of production to control so they went looking elsewhere to take over the means of production of other countries.
Hobsons theory states that clear sighted goals will make imperialism work. He also states that imperialism is selfish (cynical view) and its purely for economic greed.
Vladimir Lenin believed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism. This was one of his additions that helped create the Marxist-Leninist part of world communism. With that said, Nikita Khrushchev made it clear ( to people that adhered to Lenin's viewpoint ) that by virtue of its predatory nature, imperialism cannot rid itself of its innate position that the way to solve contradictions in the world is by war.
He Believed the more land you had the more power you had.
The idea or theory of permanent revolution was the work of two Marxists, A.L. Parvus and A.D. Trotsky. These men placed this theory as an important one working towards a successful Marxist or Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Lenin rejected the concept and believed as late as 1918, the theory had no merit and was not relevant to the situation in the new Russia.
Marx and Lenin are communist leaders Marx (1818 -1883) and Engels first conceived Communism and wrote the communist manifesto (1848) and capital (1867) and Lenin was the leader of the October revaluation and the storming of the winter palace ie marx created communisum - lenin tried to put his theory into practice