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Question
Socialism can mean a variety of different Ideologies. In this context describe the following:
The Main Ideas of Marx and Engles
Solution
Socialism can mean a variety of different ideologies. In this context, the given heading is described as below:
Marxian Socialism: Karl Marx (1818-1883) is the most outstanding figure in the whole socialist movement. He was born in Rhineland (Germany) in the year 1818. In 1843, he had to leave Germany because of his revolutionary thoughts. He went to Paris (France), where he met Engels. Their meeting turned into a life-long friendship.
In the year 1847, Marx and Engels set up the Communist League. They were asked to draw up a manifesto for the Communist Party. The ‘Communist Manifesto’ was published in 1848. It marked the advent of Marxism or ‘Scientific Socialism’, as they called it. According to Karl Marx and Engels, the interests of the capitalists and workers are all the time, as opposed to each other. They laid stress on the doctrine of Class-Struggle. The Struggle between the capitalists and the working- classes is a ceaseless affair until the workers have won a new social system is born. Karl Marx is the view that the end of Capitalism is inevitable. The new social system will be marked by social harmony.
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