2.2 Marxism- Leninism

Question 1

Who was Karl Marx?

Answer 1

• Born 1818 died 1883
• Was expelled from Germany and Paris for having too radical views
• Lawyer, philosopher and journalist
• 1848 produced the communist manifesto- class struggle between workers and capitalists, world wide revolution

Question 2

What was the idea of the superstructure?

Answer 2

• The base of society was established and maintained through beneficiary rule of the elites
• Marx believed this system was unfair and would lead to conflict
• Marx believed the base must be destroyed

Question 3

What was the Base in Russia?

Answer 3

In Russia the base was agricultural serfdom