The Future, Tomorrow: Comparing War Communism to Marx's Program

Presentation Type

Oral and/or Visual Presentation

Presenter Major(s)

Russian Studies

Mentor Information

Edward A Cole, colee@gvsu.edu

Department

History

Location

Kirkhof Center 2266

Start Date

13-4-2011 2:30 PM

End Date

13-4-2011 3:00 PM

Keywords

Historical Perspectives

Abstract

This paper compares War Communism, the first manifestation of communist policy in Russia, with the ideological plan laid down in Marx's Communist Manifesto. The paper seeks to show that, although war communism on paper resembled pure Marxist doctrine, in practice it failed to do justice to the ideas of Marx.

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The Future, Tomorrow: Comparing War Communism to Marx's Program

Kirkhof Center 2266

This paper compares War Communism, the first manifestation of communist policy in Russia, with the ideological plan laid down in Marx's Communist Manifesto. The paper seeks to show that, although war communism on paper resembled pure Marxist doctrine, in practice it failed to do justice to the ideas of Marx.