The Great Communist Dies


Yesterday on the 14th of March, 1883, the father of communism, Karl Marx died. In the words of his friend Engels, "On the 14th of March, at a quarter to three in the afternoon, the greatest living thinker ceased to think. He had been left alone for scarcely two minutes, and when we came back we found him in his armchair, peacefully gone to sleep - but forever." The loss is terribly felt by all in Europe, communists in America, and the rest of the world.

Karl Marx was born in the year 1818 in Trier, Prussia. He was a scientist, a politician, a historian, a mathematician, and a revolutionary. He came to be known as the father of communism. His biggest contribution was to liberate the lowest social and economic class of the community. He supported the elimination of the private properties and enterprise. He felt that people should earn the same amount of money, and there should be no social class.

Karl Marx was the most controversial figure; many slandered him because of his revolutionary ideas. He just brushed aside criticisms and just proceeded to communicate his philosophy and ideas through his writings and speeches. Together with Engels, Marx developed a criticism of the capitalistic system in which labor was seen and treated as a dispensable commodity.

He was married in June 19, 1843 to Jenny von Westphalen. They raised a total of seven children but only three of them survived into adulthood. The family lived in poverty and they had to live in a three room flat in London. The source of their income was money that was given by Marx’s friend Engels. Marx also had a job of writing weekly articles for the “New York Daily Tribune.” Marx died as a stateless person and is buried in Highgate Cemetery London.



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