The Mensheviks "took the logical position in the Soviet of 1917 that it was premature to attempt to implement Marxism in the Russia of that time for the obvious reasons that capitalism had not matured there and thus there was no proletariat majority."" ... Ragsdale, in The Russian Tragedy, asks, "What does the doctrine of Marxism have to do with Russia?... As Ragsdale states, "Russia in the nineteenth century or Russia in 1917 did not fit plausibly into any historical period described by Marx."" ... Another aspect of the revolution in which Marxism and Leninism differed was on the form of go...

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Revolutions, wars, and other struggles have been fought over his theories and concepts. ... This writing leads too many Marxist revolutions throughout Europe. ... In the early years of the twentieth century, Russia was ready for the ideas of Marx. ... By 1917, the Russian people were desperate enough to accept a revolution of Communism. The first revolution was in March, when the Tsar was deposed and a provisional government was set up. ...

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Socialism requires a revolution with three main stages: firstly, the emergence of a workers' movement committed to socialist revolution, secondly the achievement of political power and the expropriation of the capitalists and thirdly a period during which workers learn how to be owners and rulers and cast off the psychological and ideological dross of the past. ... Fabians disagree with Marx over the point of revolution, their movement is just as much in support of core socialist values, such as the need to help workers and create economic equality. ... At the turn of the century, the w...

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