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The Rise of Communism - Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius#Timeline

Timeline

Here is a chronological timeline of key events covered in The Rise of Communism – From Marx to Lenin:

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Early Foundations of Communism

• 1818 – Karl Marx is born in Trier, Prussia.
• 1844 – Marx collaborates with Friedrich Engels; they begin writing together.
• 1848 – The Communist Manifesto is published by Marx and Engels, calling for proletarian revolution.
• 1848 – European revolutions erupt; Marx is expelled from several countries.

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Marx’s Intellectual Development and Death

• 1850s–60s – Marx develops his critique of capitalism in Das Kapital (Vol. 1 published in 1867).
• 1864 – First International (International Workingmen’s Association) is founded; Marx plays a central role.
• 1871 – The Paris Commune, a short-lived socialist government in France, becomes a pivotal moment for Marxist analysis.
• 1883 – Karl Marx dies in London.

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Engels and the Second International

• 1889 – Second International is formed to carry on Marx’s legacy; Engels is influential in shaping its direction.
• 1895 – Engels dies, having edited and published later volumes of Das Kapital.

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Rise of Russian Marxism

• 1890s – Marxism begins to spread in Russia; social and labor unrest grows under Tsarist rule.
• 1898 – Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) is founded to promote Marxist revolution in Russia.

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Lenin’s Emergence

• 1902 – Lenin publishes What Is to Be Done?, advocating for a tightly organized revolutionary party.
• 1903 – RSDLP splits into:
  • Bolsheviks (led by Lenin – advocated for a professional vanguard party)
  • Mensheviks (advocated for a broader, more democratic movement)

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Revolutionary Turmoil and World War

• 1905 – First Russian Revolution; leads to the creation of the Duma (parliament), but Tsar retains power.
• 1914 – World War I begins; socialist parties across Europe fracture on whether to support the war.
• 1917 (February/March) – First Russian Revolution of 1917; Tsar Nicholas II abdicates; a provisional government is formed.

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Bolshevik Revolution

• 1917 (April) – Lenin returns to Russia from exile with the help of Germany (sealed train); publishes April Theses.
• 1917 (October/November) – Bolshevik Revolution (October Revolution); Lenin and Bolsheviks seize power from the provisional government.

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Post-Revolution

• 1918 – Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: Bolshevik Russia exits WWI by ceding vast territories to Germany.
• 1918–1921 – Russian Civil War between Bolsheviks (Reds) and anti-Bolshevik forces (Whites).
• 1922 – Founding of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
• 1924 – Lenin dies; Stalin begins consolidating power.

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This timeline encapsulates the evolution from early communist theory under Marx to the practical realization of a Marxist state under Lenin. If you’d like a visual timeline or expansion on any specific event, just let me know.

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