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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Trotsky say would be necessary before Russia could have a socialist revolution?

2. What did Marx and Engels see as the end of capitalism?

3. Marx began to work with Proudhon, who had written _____________.

4. How does Marx distinguish between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie in terms of morality?

5. In what project did Marx involve Proudhon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Marx' standard for saying that the proletariat and bourgeoisie moralities are opposed to each other?

2. How did Marx and Engels describe the stages of economic development?

3. Describe Lenin's meeting with Trotsky.

4. Describe Lenin's relationship with his wife.

5. What effect did Marx have on Engels?

6. What critique did Engels make of classical economics?

7. How did Marx approach the question of studying capitalism?

8. What was Marx' engagement with the Workers' Associations by the time Das Kapital was finished?

9. Why hadn't Marx and Engels thought that Russia would have the revolution they anticipated?

10. What was Bakunin's relationship with Marx?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What internal conflicts did communism have to suppress in order to take its place as the dominant ideology following the Russian Revolution? What splinter groups or secondary ideologies were competing with Lenin's vision?

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between socialism and communism? Where did communes become an integral part of the vision for Russia?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the importance of Hegel's philosophy on the socialist thought that led to the Russian Revolution. What part of Hegel's writing did Russian thinkers find compelling, and which thinkers interpreted his work to make it contribute to the revolution? How much of the Russian Revolution can be laid at Hegel's feet?

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