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Ideologies / Classical Marxist / Georgi Plekhanov
Georgi Plekhanov — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1856–1918 · Russia · Theorist

Georgi Plekhanov

Father of Russian Marxism

Theory before the vanguard.

Reformist Classical Marxist →
Economic−90
SocialistMarket
Governance−40
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+45
TraditionalProgressive
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The thinker who introduced Marxism to Russia and trained its first generation — then broke with Lenin, insisting Russia was not ready for the revolution the Bolsheviks forced.

social

Westernising progressive modernist.

economic

Common ownership via the maturation of capitalism, not a coup.

governance

Democratic Marxist who opposed the Bolsheviks' seizure.

Notable for
  • Introduced Marxism to Russia
  • 'The Development of the Monist View of History'
  • Opposed the October coup
russian-marxismdemocratic-roadtheory
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