The Soviet Reporter to Ask Lemmygrad · 1 day agoWhy do people say "Marxist-Leninist" since Lenin was a Marxist; therefore, just saying Leninist would include the teachings of Marx, wouldn't it?message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "Marxist-Leninist" since Lenin was a Marxist; therefore, just saying Leninist would include the teachings of Marx, wouldn't it?The Soviet Reporter to Ask Lemmygrad · 1 day agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareComradeSaladlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 hours agoBecause Lenin’s works fundamentally builds off of Marx’s foundational writings, and other communists such as Stalin thought it would be incredibly disrespectful to sweep Marx under the rug and attribute all of Marxism-Leninism to Lenin alone.
minus-squareThe Soviet ReporterOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoSo the naming convention is a respectful gesture to Marx?
Because Lenin’s works fundamentally builds off of Marx’s foundational writings, and other communists such as Stalin thought it would be incredibly disrespectful to sweep Marx under the rug and attribute all of Marxism-Leninism to Lenin alone.
So the naming convention is a respectful gesture to Marx?