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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA

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“. . . The replacement of the bourgeois by the proletarian state is impossible without a violent revolution. The abolition of the proletarian state, i.e., of all states, is only possible through ‘withering away.’ . . ."-V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution, 19174. This quotation is associated with the principles of
A
imperialism
B
capitalism
C
communism
D
militarism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For Marx there are only two main classes, the bourgeoisie, that owns the means of production and the proletariat who work for them. The proletariat includes everyone who does not own the means of production. Even high paid workers in the tech industry are considered proletariats.

Detailed explanation-2: -A proletarian revolution or proletariat revolution is a social revolution in which the working class attempts to overthrow the bourgeoisie and change the previous political system. Proletarian revolutions are generally advocated by socialists, communists and anarchists.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simply put, the bourgeoisie is the oppressive class, which Karl Marx argued would be destroyed in the workers’ revolution. Specifically, the bourgeoisie was the class which controlled the means of production as well as almost all of the wealth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bourgeoisie refers to the capitalists who own the means of production and most of the wealth in the society whereas proletariat refers to a class of workers who do not own means of production and must sell their labour to survive.

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