Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a dialectical materialist interpretation of historical development, known as historical materialism, to understand clas
Karl Marx, after whom Marxism is named
The "Pyramid of Capitalist System" cartoon made by the Industrial Workers of the World in 1911 criticising capitalism and social stratification.
May Day protester in Spain, 2006, waving a red flag with a raised fist, both symbols of socialism
The Soviet of Workers' Deputies of St. Petersburg in 1905: Leon Trotsky in the centre. The Soviets were an early example of a workers council.
Marxist philosophy or Marxist theory are works in philosophy that are strongly influenced by Karl Marx's materialist approach to theory, or works written by Marxists. Marxist philosophy may be broadly
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was an important figure in the development of Marxism.
Eduard Bernstein, an early revisionist