...whose ideas have competed with the Bible? What were his philosophical,
psychological and family roots? What did make him tick? Why the developed
by Marx and his disciples theory became the new faith in the name of which
the world was shattered, revolutions began, and a great number of people
were enslaved, persecuted and perished? What features of Marxism led to those
terrible human tragedies, and have they affected our time? Is Marxism just
a memory, or still very much alive?
Both Marxist dinosaurs and the postmodern,
flexible and sophisticated Marxists, who have revised some dogmas and a violent
message of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin, argue that the basic premises
of Marxist teaching are still accurate. Are they accurate, indeed?
This book considers Marxism in a grand
historical context. We are exploring the roots of Marxism, its macro-historical
origins, and its impact on our culture.
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