Georgi Plekhanov(1856-1918) Flashcards
what had he been attracted by?
populism
what was populism?
an ideology that presents “the people” as a morally good force and contrasts them against “the elite”, who are portrayed as corrupt and self-serving.
what did he become the leader of?
land and liberty and black partition
when was he exiled, where did he settle and what did he study there?
exiled in 1880 and settled in Geneva where he studied marxism
after studying marxism this led him to?
co-found the Marxist group ‘emancipation of labour’ in 1883 which merged other socialist groups to form the social democratic labour party in 1898
what did he establish from Switzerland in 1883?
the ‘emancipation of labour group’
what did the emancipation of labour group say?
-translated and arranged for marxist tracts to be smuggled into Russia but also sought to demonstrate that marxism was fully applicable to russia
emancipation of labour impact
-had limited impact at the time
why did the emancipation of labour group face a setback?
the group received a setback when its German contact, Deich was arrested by the german police(advised by tsarist agents) in 1884
what was Deich responsible for?
the smuggling of materials into russia
what development of Plehanov was vital in advancing marxism in Russia?
plekhanov’s development of the ‘two-stage revolutionary strategy’
what was Plekhanov known as
the father of Russian Marxism
what did Plehanov argue in ‘socialism and the political struggle(1883)’ and ‘our differences(1885)’?
he argued that Russian revolutionaries had to accept the inevitability of Marx’s ‘stages of development’
what did Plekhanov stress?
he stressed that Russia had to pass through the capitalist phase of development and that this was clearly underway
what did Plekhanov believe about revolutionaries?
he believed revolutionaries should concentrate their activities among the Russian workers in the cities than waste their energy on the peasantry
