What were Karl Marx beliefs and thoughts of the Russia Revolution of 1917?

Answer 1

Karl Marx had no beliefs or thoughts of the Russian Revolution since it occurred many years after Marx died on March 14, 1883. The "Russian Revolution" was actually a series of three revolutions. One in 1905, which resulted in the creation of the Duva, a Russian style Parliament. The second was in February 1917, which resulted in the abdication of Czar Nicholas II, and one in October 1917 resulting in the ascension to power of the Bolsheviks under Lenin.

Although Marx obviously had no opinion of the revolutions, it is obvious from his writings that the Russian Revolutions were not the kind he predicted. Marx felt the working class of the industrial nations would unite and overthrow the upper class out of economic forces, then establish a socialist political system. The Russian Revolutions were supported by a non-industrialized agrarian economy which overthrew the political system in order to impose the new economic system. In other words, the Russian Revolution, although inspired by Marxian principles was not the revolution Marx had in mind.

Answer 2

Karl Marx believed in a revolution led by the working class (proletariat) to overthrow the capitalist system and establish a communist society where the means of production are owned collectively. While he did not see the Russian Revolution of 1917, he would likely have supported it as an attempt to transition from capitalism to socialism, although he may have criticized the centralized nature of the Bolshevik government that emerged.

Answer 3

He believed that in capitalism, there were two classes, capitalists and workers