Our Differences
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"Our Differences" is a significant work by Georgy Valentinovich Plekhanov, published in 1885. In this book, Plekhanov, a key figure in Russian Marxism, critiques populism and establishes the foundational ideas of Russian Marxism. He argued that Russia was undergoing capitalist development, creating conditions for a socialist revolution led by the industrial proletariat. Plekhanov believed that after overthrowing autocracy, further capitalist growth would strengthen the working class, enabling them to achieve a socialist revolution. This two-phase revolutionary model became central to Russian Marxist thought for decades.1
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