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Essay / Karl Marx and the Russian Revolution - 975
Karl Marx, German philosopher, is known for his revolutionary political ideas during the Russian Revolution. He established the idea of a "materialist conception of history", that is, the way society and the economy are organized is determined by changing material conditions. He published this thesis in his manuscript entitled The German Ideology. While writing The German Ideology, Marx also joined the Communist League, an international proletarian organization, and wrote a polemic against the idealist socialism of PJ Proudhon. Vladimir Lenin was a communist theoretician and philosopher during the Russian Revolution and a strong follower of many Marxist ideals. . He is remembered as one of the greatest revolutionaries in history for many reasons, firstly being the one who founded and led the Bolshevik Party. This contribution led to the creation of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which marked the beginning of the Soviet Union. Lenin later became the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR. While in power, he implemented the "New Economic Policy" and oversaw significant social reforms. Joseph Stalin is known to be one of the most authoritarian and brutal dictators of all time. He was in power as the supreme leader of the Soviet Union for twenty-five years. Although he had a murderous reign, he is largely credited with playing a major role in defeating the Nazis. Stalin's rise to power began within the Bolshevik Party, where he gradually rose through the ranks. He later earned the post of general secretary of the Communist Party, then presented himself as a political heir, and by the late 1920s he was officially known as the dictator of the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky played a major role in seizing power by t...... middle of paper ...... managed to protect Russians from the effects of the Great Depression. They created jobs and increased economic income. Socially, however, they were not as successful. Political prisoners were forced to work on many of these projects, including the Belomor Canal, and many people died as a result, there was a widespread shortage of consumer goods, there was a major disruption of agricultural activity, and also a deadly famine. of 1932. The Great Purge was a period of excessive violence and cruelty in the Soviet Union. There were many purges in Russia under Stalin's regime, but the Great Purge is recognized in history not only for persecuting Nepmen, kulaks, clergymen and opponents, the most common targets, but also for imprisoning and executing Communist Party leaders and members. , members of the Red Army and the Intelligentsia.