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'''Marxism-Leninism''' is an ideological framework that originated in the application of [[Marxism|Marxist]] theory to revolutionary practice by [[Vladimir Lenin]] and the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. It is based on [[Dialectical Materialism]], the materialist conception of history, and Marxist political economy including the Leninist conception of [[imperialism]].
'''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.


After the success of the Russian revolution in 1917 and the establishment of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1922, many communist parties around the world began to adopt Marxism-Leninism as their political line, and Marxism-Leninism was the main theoretical framework which guided the Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese revolutions as well as other successful national liberation and revolutionary movements in Africa and Asia.
[[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...'']]}}
 
Today, Marxism–Leninism is one of the theoretical foundations of governing communist parties in [[China]], [[Cuba]], [[DPRK|Korea]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]], and is the political line of many communist parties waging class struggle. .{{Align|right|[[Marxism-Leninism|''Read further...'']]}}

Revision as of 12:25, 6 October 2022

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.