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(66) Engels struggles to edit the second volume of Capital

Engels was already editing Marx's voluminous manuscript at the time of the first volume of Capital. Even when Marx was alive, Engels was struggling with this task.

What happened after Marx's death?

The work became an unimaginably arduous path.

A huge pile of manuscripts filled with bad writing that is difficult to decipher, incoherent sentences, and disorganized quotations.

Engels was so sick in the eye from all this editing work!

In this article, I will discuss in detail the details of the events and the problems with the second and third volumes of "Capitalism.
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(62) Engels' speech at the funeral and the beginning of Marx's deification

Only 11 people attended the funeral of the great Marx, who would later influence countless others...

This surprised me as well.

But conversely, it is interesting to see how Marx, who was largely unknown or unappreciated by the public, took the world by storm from here.

Then, from this point on, that man will finally increase his presence.

It was here that Engels' work finally became significant.
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(60) What did Marx think about the communist revolution in Russia?

According to the revolutionary theory of Marx and Engels, a proletariat revolution would take place after capitalism matured and the economy collapsed. Engels confidently stated that a proletariat revolution would take place in Russia, where capitalism had not yet reached maturity. What about the concept of the "law of history" itself, which is sure to prevail in this case?

This article will look at that
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(58) Bakunin saw that Marx's communism would become autocratic state authoritarianism.

Bakunin, the strongest rival of Marcus Engels.

If he were merely an attraction, he could easily have been unseated by the political power of Marx Engels. He has done it time and time again: belittle his enemies, slander them, and isolate them through political maneuvering.

The real threat, however, lay in Bakunin's detection of a crucial weakness in Marx-Engels' thought. Bakunin saw exactly where their ideas were going. One can only be astonished at how astute he was.
Recommended Marx-Engels Biography

List of 12 recommended Marx biographies - to learn more about the life and thought of Marx Engels.

I am not a Marxist.

But I believe that studying Marx is a very important way to learn about religion and human beings.

Why did Marx's thought attract so many people?

How was Marx's thought developed?

Who was Marx in the first place, and under what historical background did he live?

The biographies we will present hereafter will be a great help in learning such things.
Modern Russia and the Russo-Ukrainian War

Alexievich, "People Who Lived in the "Red Country" in the Era of the Second Hand" - A great book to hear the real voices of people living in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union!

How was Putin able to seize power after the chaos that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union? The book also gives a sense of the atmosphere of why the Russian people support Putin.

What are Russians thinking and suffering? What are they angry about and what do they want?

This work is also very helpful in considering the current Russian-Ukrainian issue.
I think it is safe to say that this book is a must read for today's Russia.
Russian History and Culture and Dostoevsky

Montefiori's "History of the Romanov Dynasty 1613-1918" - One of the best books to learn about the history of the Russian Romanov dynasty!

For me, Montefiorelli is a historian I can have great confidence in, and this work was of consistent Montefiorelli quality. I can only say one word: "Excellent.

You will learn in a dramatic and fast-paced manner how Russia expanded and grew in power from the beginnings of the Romanov dynasty.

The chapters are also progressed for each emperor, so it is very easy to understand the flow of the times.

This book is a great way to learn about the history of the country of Russia and what it has gone through to get to where it is today.
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The Lives of Marx and Engels in Chronological Order - What is their tumultuous life and joint ventures?

Later in this article, we will look at their lives based on biographies about Marx and Engels, but in this article we will first take a quick look at their lives in chronological order.

Marx and Engels are often spoken of separately, but what I felt reading their biographies was how their lives overlapped.

Therefore, rather than looking at the two lives they followed as separate entities, I will use a single chronology in this article.
Recommended Marx-Engels Biography

Tristram Hunt, "Engels: The Man Marx Called General" - A recommended biography to learn about the life and thought background of the genius who supported Marx!

This biography does not take the position of overly glorifying or attacking Marx or Engels. It distances itself from such excessive ideological bias and is based solely on historical facts.

And this book showed me how much Engels had influenced Marx's writings.

It was such a great biography that I think you will learn more about Marx by reading this book than by reading a biography or commentary of Marx. I would highly recommend reading this book in addition to the biography of Marx.
Recommended Marx-Engels Biography

Marx without Myths: An Edited Historical Study of His Life and Writings - The best way to understand what Marx was referring to!

What I appreciate about this book is that it explains in detail what Marx's influences were and what kind of research he did in reference to them.

Moreover, it is listed in chronological order, which is very helpful in Marx research. Thanks to this work, I can refer to what I am going to read in the future.

This was very interesting to me because Marx was famous for being a voracious reader and student, and it is easy to see what he was reading.