For me to assess what causes wars, I will look at two theories of international relations, which will be Realism and Marxism. ... Marxist Perspective By looking at Marxism, it allows us to analyse what causes wars different to that of realism, though somewhat a similar analysis is used for realism. Marxism is a theory that was developed in the 19th century from the writings of Karl Marx (1818-1883). ... In this theory, which Immanuel Wallerstein developed further, it defined a world where a group of developed countries that were capitalist take advantage of a semi-periphery of developing and ...

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RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY AVANT-GARDE The avant-garde way of life prospered in Russia directly following the Revolution of 1917, generating one of the most awe-inspiring art movements of the twentieth century. Assembling an entirely new government, the Bolsheviks gave free reign to the Russian avan...

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The similarities between the men are staggering: each followed the teachings of Socialism and Marxism, each had the tribulations of applying their methods during hostile resistance, war, economic collapse, and foreign invasion. ... Stalin altered the principle issue of worldwide Socialist revolution, a very important point regarding Lenin, to a more region defined idea of: "Socialism in One Country." ... During the period when the proletariat still needs the State, it does not require it in the interests of freedom, but in the interests of crushing its antagonists."2 Lenin's use of ...

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Lenin first defined the economic organisation of 1918-20 as "war" communism. ... The main principles of Marxism were the idea of class struggle; the tensions between the proletariat who are exploited by the bourgeoisie in the capitalist system. ...

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