West, Thomas G. “Marx and Lenin.” Interpretation, Vol. 11 (1983), pp. 73-86.

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The dispute over the relationship of Marx and Lenin concerns the meaning
of Marxism in practice. Was the Lenin-led Russian revolution of 191 7 a Marxist
revolution? And beyond that, is the post-Lenin Soviet Union, including that of
Stalin, faithfully executing Marx’s vision and testament? Are we dealing here
with a political movement guided by a radically revolutionary Western philosophical teaching, or with a despotic, violent, bureaucratic home grown Russian tradition of absolutism, or with some mixture of both? At stake is an adequate understanding of Marx’s thought and an appreciation of its political consequences.”

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