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Marxism in Early January of Essay
Pages:5 (1568 words)
Sources:3
Subject:Government
Topic:Communism
Document Type:Essay
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Lenin 13) if the workers do not succeed power to the wise, for the sake of social reformation and change then the revolution is lost from its start. Is this not a lesson you have learned from your most recent involvement in the failed Weimar revolution?
Luxemburg:
As I have said previously, the current situation was struck down by providence, rather than any lack of effort or skill on the part of the revolutionaries. Our intentions were thwarted by numbers, rather than intellect and desire, which would further argue my position, that the revolution must be not only supported but driven and populated by the workers, who are the most likely to be aware of the aftereffects of war, as they are the traditional masses who have been the most effected by those in the past.
At the close of these comments Lenin rose to leave, unnerved by the innocence of Luxemburg's arguments and by the fact that he had had no luck proving to her, with logic that revolutions are best headed by those who are the wisest. Luxemburg, prepared to retire, herself still adamant that she was not only right but would be vindicated in the future. She was not thwarted, and was not terribly afraid when the soldiers pulled up an hour after Lenin's departure.
Works Cited
Lenin, V.I. Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder. New York: International Publishers Co., Inc., 1989.
Luxemburg, Rosa. The Russian Revolution, and Leninism or Marxism?. Ann Arbor, MI: University of…
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Works Cited
Lenin, V.I. Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder. New York: International Publishers Co., Inc., 1989.
Luxemburg, Rosa. The Russian Revolution, and Leninism or Marxism?. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1961.
Lynd, Staughton. "Feminism for Men." The Journal of Men's Studies 7.2 (1999): 165.
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