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Marxism is a scientific worldview and school of thought first developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The theoretical framework developed by Marx and Engels was a critical synthesis of French utopian socialism, British political economy and German classical philosophy. Since the 19th century, Marxism has then developed into several different currents of thought, such as Marxism-Leninism, Maoism or Mao Zedong thought, Ho Chi Minh thought and many other schools of thought. The Marxist scientific worldview has developed through the study of social and historical development based on the historical materialist method.

Marx and Engels first developed scientific socialism through their struggle against the utopian socialists, and reached new grounds with the publication of Capital, vol. I. Marxism was elevated in the 20th century with the practice of the dictatorship of the proletariat, which was the Leninist contribution to Marxism.

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-'''Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov''' (22 April 1870 — 21 January 1924), also known as '''Vladimir Lenin''', was a [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Russian]] revolutionary leader, [[Political economy|political and economic]] theorist, philosopher and statesman. He was the main leader of the [[Russian revolution of 1917|October Revolution]], which led to the establishment of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]], the first [[Dictatorship of the proletariat|workers and peasants state]].
+'''Marxism''' is a scientific worldview and school of thought first developed by [[Marx|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels|Friedrich Engels]]. The theoretical framework developed by Marx and Engels was a critical synthesis of [[French Republic|French]] [[utopian socialism]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] [[political economy]] and German classical [[philosophy]]. Since the 19th century, Marxism has then developed into several different currents of thought, such as [[Marxism-Leninism]], [[Maoism]] or [[Mao Zedong Thought|Mao Zedong thought]], [[Ho Chi Minh Thought|Ho Chi Minh thought]] and many other schools of thought. The Marxist scientific worldview has developed through the study of social and historical development based on the [[Historical materialism|historical materialist]] method.
-Lenin's main contribution to [[Marxism|Marxist]] theory was his theory of [[imperialism]], the domination of monopolies and cartels. In many of his works, he also contributed greatly to the development of a Marxist [[praxis]], the strategy and tactics of the [[revolution]], the Marxist theory of [[state]], and the structuring of a proletarian organization through [[democratic centralism]].
+[[Marx]] and [[Engels]] first developed [[scientific socialism]] through their struggle against the utopian socialists, and reached new grounds with the publication of [[Capital, vol. I]]. Marxism was elevated in the 20th century with the practice of the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], which was the [[Leninism|Leninist]] contribution to Marxism. {{Align|right|[[Marxism-Leninism|''Read further...'']]}}
-Lenin's political and theoretical activity, his writings of the 1890s and the beginning of the 20th century, his resolute struggle against [[opportunism]] and [[Revisionism|revisionist]] attempts to distort Marxist theory, his struggle for the creation of a revolutionary [[political party]] is considered the Leninist contribution to Marxism, now commonly referred to as [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxism-Leninism]].{{Align|right|[[Vladimir Lenin|''Read further...'']]}}