radical thinkers: Karl Marx(1818-83)

Question 1

who was he?

Answer 1

a german jew who studied law + worked as a journalist

Question 2

what did Karl Marx write?

Answer 2

the communist manifesto with his friend Fredrich Engels in 1848

Question 3

he was also the author of?

Answer 3

Das Kapital

Question 4

Das Kapital and the Communist Manifesto formed the basis of?

Answer 4

marxism

Question 5

Marxist theory

Answer 5

-based on the idea that all history was composed of class struggles
-predicted that a struggle between the proletariat and bourgeoisie would ultimately herald the perfect ‘communist’ society in which everyone would be equal

Question 6

Karl Marx’s impact on Russia

Answer 6

Marx’s conditions for socialist revolution did not apply well to Russia, which was not yet industrialised

Question 7

Karl Marx’s ideas impact on Russian revolution

Answer 7

sparked the political movements to overthrow the capitalist and autocratic government that was in place in 1917.

Question 8

tsairst authorities reaction to Karl Marx

Answer 8

forced to go back on earlier authoritarian stance and enact some reform

Question 9

when was the communist manifesto published in Russia?

Answer 9

1869

Question 10

when was the first volume of Marx’s Das Kapital published in Russia?

Answer 10

1872