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In Defense of Materialism: The Development of the Monist View of History

Georgi Plekhanov

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The “father of Russian Marxism,” George Plekhanov directed most of his writings against the Russian “populist” movement to which he once belonged. He insisted that in principle, in semi-feudal societies such as Imperial Russia, the first revolution would of necessity have to be a “capitalist” one. However, he noted that bourgeoisie was too weak to bring it about and thus it fell upon the proletariat to conduct both revolutions. In books such as “Socialism and the Political Struggle,” “Our Differences,” and “On the Development of the Monist View of History,” Plekhanov argued that a successful Marxist revolution could only take place after the development of capitalism— a position later found to be incorrect after the proletariat seized power in 1917. Plekhanov was strongly opposed to the political views of people who argued that it would be possible for a small group of dedicated revolutionaries to seize power from the Tsar. Although the Bolshevik Revolution proved him wrong, Plekhanov warned that if this happened you would replace one authoritarian regime with another and that a “socialist caste” would take control who would impose a system of “patriarchal authoritarian communism.”

Republished by Laika Press in 2022 as part of the Soviet Socialism Series.

Language: English

Pages: 303

Format: Paperback

Release: December 29, 1894

ISBN 13: 9798362770679

In Defense of Materialism: The Development of the Monist View of History

Georgi Plekhanov

0/5 ( ratings)

The “father of Russian Marxism,” George Plekhanov directed most of his writings against the Russian “populist” movement to which he once belonged. He insisted that in principle, in semi-feudal societies such as Imperial Russia, the first revolution would of necessity have to be a “capitalist” one. However, he noted that bourgeoisie was too weak to bring it about and thus it fell upon the proletariat to conduct both revolutions. In books such as “Socialism and the Political Struggle,” “Our Differences,” and “On the Development of the Monist View of History,” Plekhanov argued that a successful Marxist revolution could only take place after the development of capitalism— a position later found to be incorrect after the proletariat seized power in 1917. Plekhanov was strongly opposed to the political views of people who argued that it would be possible for a small group of dedicated revolutionaries to seize power from the Tsar. Although the Bolshevik Revolution proved him wrong, Plekhanov warned that if this happened you would replace one authoritarian regime with another and that a “socialist caste” would take control who would impose a system of “patriarchal authoritarian communism.”

Republished by Laika Press in 2022 as part of the Soviet Socialism Series.

Language: English

Pages: 303

Format: Paperback

Release: December 29, 1894

ISBN 13: 9798362770679

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