Comparing Lenin 's Manuscript, State And Revolution

“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners” (Lenin). Lenin was founder of the Russian Communist Party, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, and architect and first head of the Soviet state. He was also the inspiration for ‘Leninism” which was conjoined with Marx's work to create Marxism-Leninism. He has been regarded as one of the greatest revolutionary leaders and thinkers since Marx. Vladimir Lenin was an important Russian leader that helped shape Russian society to what it is now.

The early 20th century socialist revolutionary theorists Vladimir Lenin, Rosa Luxembourg and Leon Trotsky believed that the withering away of the state and the removal of the capitalist mode of production was a necessary outcome if the individual was to ever realize their true nature as being free, equal and self-determining. This, however, could only be achieved through the development of the proletariat’s class consciousness and their defeat over the bourgeoisie. It is in this manner where both socialist revolutionary theory and practice share a dialectical relationship. However untied in their revolutionary visions of this international process, these theorists differ in what the role and functions of the revolutionary party should be in the historical development of the new socialist state.

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was one of the most influential thinkers and writers of modern times. Although it was only until after his death when his doctrine became world know and was titled Marxism. Marx is best known for his publication, The Communist Manifesto that he wrote with Engels; it became a very influential for future ideologies. A German political philosopher and revolutionary, Karl Marx was widely known for his radical concepts of society. This paper give an analysis of “The Manifesto” which is a series of writings to advocate Marx ‘s theory of struggles between classes. I will be writing on The Communist Manifesto, published in 1848, which lays down his theories on socialism and Communism.

In order to establish whether Lenin did, indeed lay the foundation for Stalinism, two questions need to be answered; what were Lenin’s plans for the future of Russia and what exactly gave rise to Stalinism? Official Soviet historians of the time at which Stalin was in power would have argued that each one answers the other. Similarly, Western historians saw Lenin as an important figure in the establishment of Stalin’s socialist state. This can be partly attributed to the prevailing current of pro-Stalin anti-Hitler sentiments amongst westerners until the outbreak of the cold war. As relations changed between Russia and the rest of the world, so did the main historical schools of thought.

According to the History.com Staff, “The October Revolution began on November 6 and 7, 1917 (or October 24 and 25 on the Julian calendar).” (Russian Revolution”). The October Revolution has also been called the Bolshevik Revolution since the Bolshevik Party played a crucial role in the revolution. The leader of the Bolshevik Party, Vladimir Lenin was a big supporter of Karl Marx. Another Marxist who leads this revolution was Leon Trotsky. In an article by the History.com Staff, “Lenin had created an, almost, bloodless coup d’état against the provisional government.” (“Russian Revolution”). The Bolshevik revolution started when, Alexander Kerensky, rather than follow an order. On October 24th, Kerensky ordered troops that were loyal, to act against the Bolshevik. Encyclopædia Britannica tells us that, “Kerensky was a socialist revolutionary who served as head of the Russian Provisional Government.” (“Aleksandr Kerensky”).

     The Communist Manifesto was written by two world renowned philosophers, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. This book was produced in an era of great suffering and anguish of all workers in a socially distressed system. In a time when revolutions were spreading through Europe like wildfire, Marx organized his thoughts and views to produce the critical pamphlet “The Communist Manifesto”. Marx’s scrutiny illustrates his belief that unless change is to occur the constant outcome will repeatedly remain uniform. This is a novel that displays the differentiation between the Bourgeois and the Proletariat. Class relationships are defined by an era's means of production. Marx’s

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a political manifesto in defense of, and advocation for, the ideals of communism. Chapter one begins stating that, “The history of all hitherto existing society, is the history of class struggles.” The chapter, titled “Bourgeois and Proletarians,” goes on to describe the modern bourgeois structure of society that has formed, and with it, new conditions of oppression for people who do not own any means of production. Throughout the chapter, Marx describes the development of the bourgeoisie throughout history and its power - how the bourgeoisie has revolutionized the current economic structure of society and exploited the proletariat (working class) for labor that they are forced to sell. The second chapter, titled “Proletarians and Communists,” proposes communism as a solution to class antagonisms and defends its ideals against criticism.

In 1848 the communist manifesto was written by karl mark along with his coligue friedrich engels. The manifesto is one of the most influential documents in history, stating that “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles” and that the victory of the working class, would put an end to class society forever. It argues that class struggles are the motivating force behind all historical developments and when two classes collide it leads to a revolution and a new class develops as the leading class in society. At first the work had very little impact throughout, yet in the 20th century its popularity increased and was seen being used by most countries by the 1950s.

This essay intends to discuss the following statement from Marx’s ‘The Communist Manifesto’ “what the bourgeoisie… produces… is its own grave diggers. Its fall and the victory of the proletariat are equally inevitable” (Marx and Engels, 1965). The essay will begin by introducing the history of the feudal system and the rise of the capitalist system, it will then explain the components of capitalism created by the bourgeoisie which Marx believes will lead to its fall including mass mechanisation, the creation of a labour market, globalization and the increasing divide between rich and poor. How Marx believed the revolution would take place will then be discussed and then why this revolution did not take place and instead capitalism reformed and what this reform entailed will be examined.

The Communist Manifesto published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The foundation of revolutionary socialism or communism

The communist manifesto were as a significant factor that result in the 1848 revolution in Europe. As what Engels predicted, working-class was supposed to adopt the revolutionary attitude and overthrown the bourgeois world (Bernstein, 1961). The revolutions of 1848 started in France and spread to Germany, Italy, and the Austrian empire, leading to different degrees of socio-political changes. After Marx’s idea, Lenin developed so called “Marxism-Leninism” on the basis of Marx’s idea. The difference between them are Lenin perceived that in imperialism, which is the highest stage of capitalism, capitalist were still able to satisfied the worker with enough profits through gaining wealth from their colonies so that control the revolutionary consciousness.

They say that the days get shorter as you get older, but I know that that is a lie. Days get shorter when you’re sad. When you’re sad you don’t feel the same; time blurs together and then it doesn’t feel like time. You aren’t a little child that is full of innocence and joy, but an adult that is overtaken by pain and anger. However, for a society to function you are required to resist that anger and pretend like the state is right. That may’ve been what took me to the edge, but the sorrow is what made me jump. Jump into the abyss, the revolution, the hatred, the genocide, and the evils that I committed. It was all the fault of a boy, a sweet summer boy who did no wrong. This is the story of heartbreak and what pain an

On November 17, 1792, following the successful storming of the Winter Palace in Petrograd, Lenin initiated a new official policy that would lead to the conversion of the masses from a “backwards, heaven-based superstition” to a “progressive, Earth-based, materialistic understanding of life” (Gabel 16). While there were several fundamental differences between the atheistic Bolsheviks and the Orthodox Church, the greatest difference was the question of whether religion answered to a basic human need and was universal, or was merely a product of economic conditions at a certain stage of history and could be disposed of when that stage was over? The Bolsheviks were certain that religion was simply a product of economic conditions and that “rationalism and materialism” would abound (Gabel 16). Considering the fact that Lenin and the Bolsheviks had

Because are so many different kinds of revolutions with their own theoretical frameworks, I will analyze the merits of Marxism as it unfolds in the various authors. Because the writers speak of a particular time and place, all examinations will limit itself to the Europe in the lifetimes of the authors, drawing from V for Vendetta and modernity mostly as counterexamples. Therefore, this paper will focus on Marxist revolutions in mid-19th century to early 20th century Europe.

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte was written by Karl Marx a few months after the December 1851 coup d’etat of Louis Bonaparte in France. In this short text, Marx further examined the revolution of 1848 and the series of political reversals which eventually led to the coup. Marx views the coup as a consequence of sharp intensifications of class antagonisms in modern bourgeois society, which is the central idea of the theory of revolutionary change presented in the Communist Manifesto. Therefore, his analysis in the Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte allows us to understand how his theory bears out in practice. However, in the latter text, Marx also made some adjustments to his theory. He went from a simple, bifurcate model consisting of only a dominating class and a dominated class to a more sophisticated understanding where he identifies the subgroups within the main groups, as well as the roles each of these factions played during the course of the revolution. In this paper, I will explain the revolution theory proposed by Marx and Engels in the Communist Manifesto, and how the theory was applied and adjusted in the Eighteenth Brumaire to make concrete historical sense of the events happened during the years between 1848 to 1851.