The failure of Marxism in Russia

Iain Pearson, 1st year, Modern History (BA Hons) 'Far from being the creature of ideology, in its essential features the Soviet state defied Marxist theory,' Discuss. When the Tsarist regime in Russia was overthrown and the Bolshevik party under Lenin ruled as a single party government, it was claimed by many that a Marxist regime had been established. Many within the Bolshevik party were firm believers in the Marxist theory and thought that the …

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