Marxist–Leninist states

Key concepts covered include: the dialectic, materialism, commodities, capital, capitalism, labour, surplus-value, the working class, alienation, means of communication, the general intellect, ideology, socialism, communism, and class struggles.

Marxism Today, published between 1957 and 1991, was the theoretical magazine of the Communist Party of Great Britain. The magazine was headquartered in London. It was the standard-bearer for the “reformist” wing of the CPGB in the years 1977–1991.

Marxist economics are based on the economic theories of Philosopher Karl Marx. Marx’s theories explain the “laws of motion” of production and exchange under capitalism. It follows from this that the [working class] is responsible for the production of all of the [value] (wealth) consumed by all members of society.

Marx’s principal earnings came from his work as European correspondent, from 1852 to 1862, for the New-York Daily Tribune, and from also producing articles for more “bourgeois” newspapers. Marx had his articles translated from German by Wilhelm Pieper, until his proficiency in English had become adequate.

Marxism is a religious creed. Thus, when Marxian predictions fail even though they are allegedly derived from scientific laws of history, Marxists go to great lengths to change the terms of the original prediction. A notorious example is Marx’s law of the impoverishment of the working class under capitalism.

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Marx could read all European languages and write in three: German, French and English, to the admiration of language experts.

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28 Dean Street

It is here that Karl Marx resided until his death in 1884. The Marx residence from October 1856-March 1864, after he left Soho. It is the most intact of all the places he has stayed in London, remaining virtually unchanged since the 1860s.

At the last count, in June 2018, there were 45 living direct descendants of Karl Marx in total, spread across the world. Karl Marx had a number of children with his wife, as well as uncomfirmed out-of-wedlock descendants.

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Karl Marx was a communist who introduced the concept of socialism. Karl Marx’s Theory: He felt that the industrial society belonged to the capitalists. Capitalists owned the capital invested in industries, but the profit was produced by workers.

If you’re interested in political marxism, start with the Communist Manifesto. Then read Engel’s Principles of Communism and Marx’s Critique of the Gotha programme. If you’re interested in the philosophical aspects, I’m told it’s a good idea to start with the Theses on Feuerbach.

19th century