Communism - Examples

Question 1

When was Stalin’s speech ‘The Class Struggle’?

Answer 1

1906
Aftermath of Bloody Sunday

Question 2

What does Stalin argue the bourgeoisie have successfully done?

Answer 2

Become highly developed in face of strike action
Capitalists have successful associations and a fortified class position
Could not be negotiated - must use violence

Question 3

What has happened to make Stalin say this?

Answer 3

St Petersburg
72 capitalists threatened 200k workers with lockout to end strikes

Question 4

What is the link to the Manifesto?

Answer 4

For proletariat to ‘lose their chains’, they must be equally organised through political trade unions

Links to ‘worker’s of the world, unite’

Question 5

Why have the bourgeoisie been such a successful force?

Answer 5

Bourgeois unity
State associations and political representation in society (Links to Manifesto’s claim that the state is just bourgeoisie apparatus and the best format for capitalism)
Overpower socialist voices
Bourgeoisie win class war at the moment due to high organisation
Proletariat is increasingly divided