Marxist:
(plural: ‘Marxists‘)
Karl Marx
a person who follows the political ideas and philosophy of Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 -1883, Germany) and Friedrich Engels (1820 – 1895, Germany) which is called ‘Marxism’ — a communist ideology or philosophy, first appeared in Russia,
Marxists at a rally
In some countries, calling oneself a Marxist is almost inviting death directly.
Marxists who follow Karl Marx’s ideology and Leninists, who follow Vladimir Lenin’s ideology, are the two sides of communism, and though both of them talk of the same ideology, there are differences and sometimes disagreements which lead to serious disputes.
Like every other political philosophies, the philosophies of Marxists and Leninists also failed, even after seventy years not only in the USSR but also in other parts of the world.
Some modern day Marxists, along with Leninists, take steps to encourage trade relations with capitalist countries, the same countries they despise, in order to save their economy in their countries from collapsing.
