Karl Marx: One Of The Most Important Political Philosophers In Modern History

Karl Marx Often referred to as the father of communism, Karl Marx is one of the most important political philosophers in modern history. Marx developed and proposed ideology unlike anything the world had seen before. Born May 5, 1818, Marx lived a very influential life until his death on March 14, 1883. Marx moved around western Europe and never settled in one place too long. Marx invented communism, which was one of the fastest growing types of governments until the Soviet Union's collapse in the 1990s. Karl Heinrich Marx was born into a Jewish family in Trier, Prussia. His family had a long heritage of being Jewish Rabbis. His father, Heinrich Marx, broke this trend when he became a lawyer and converted to Lutheranism to escape persecution.

During his life, communism was still a relatively new idea and had a small following in Europe. One of his success was developing and giving communism a base. The many books he wrote allowed for people to educate himself on the idea of communism. Also, by attacking the upper class society, was successful at targeting and influencing the lower class people to convert to communism. This allowed for communism to spread and gain traction and eventually lead to revolutions in countries like Russia and China where the poor people suffered as the rich got richer. Karl Marx communist are often viewed as having the biggest effects on the 20th century. Marx was also able to influence writers such as Leon Trotsky, Mao Zedong,Vladimir Lenin which would go on to lead communist revolutions and write books to further expand

Karl Marx struggled to make any political gain while he was alive. He was expelled by three countries. Also he often struggled to support himself financially because most would not hire him due to his radical beliefs. Karl Marx changed the world. He was a man that came from humble beginnings and became the father of communism. From his simple roots in Trier, he went on to live in three different countries and make important influence in all of them. His writings are known around the world and he influenced multiple countries to converted to communism. Marx is and will be forever remembered as one of the most important Political Philosophers of all