Marxism

A detailed Summary of Marxism

It is hard to imagine that the powerful individual, Stalin, was once a peasant himself who was always under strict rule of the Tsarist regime. Stalin, as a young man who hated the political system he was under, was introduced to Marxism, a political philosophy which he became very interested in and devoted to. Marxism is a theory that the class system should be destroyed and that all citizens should be completely equal. Stalin, however, upon achieving authority, oppressed his countrymen unlike any other leader in history, forcing them to work unbelievably hard and killing 30 million people. In George Orwell's 1984, the main character, Winston, is also the enemy of an oppressive regime, as Stalin was. Winston was under a political system where the Party, with Big Brother as its leader, had complete control over its citizens; Winston found the Party's methods unjust and wished for its overthrow, resulting in Winston's rebellious actions. Similarly, both Stalin and Winston believed in a system where there is no such thing as different classes, and one where there is no oppression. Stalin's actions later on match those of Winston when both go into opposition against their current political systems. Stalin, like Winston, would hav

Winston, to start with, lived in Oceania under the oppressive control of the Party which was lead by Big Brother, similar to the political system that Stalin was under where instead of Big Brother there is the Tsar. Winston was a party member who worked in the Ministry of Truth, where he would alter information to whatever the Party wanted it to be, just as it controlled every aspect of its peoples' lives, minds and thoughts. The Party decided everyone's job, home, past time, waking hour, food etc. Winston, as everyone else, is constantly watched by the Party, through telescreens, which not only sees and hears everybody, but also gives out constant propaganda. The main goal for the Party is to obtain more power, to do this the Party derives its people its knowledge, thoughts, and individual rights, as was the Tsar. With these methods and other tactics the Party were able to 'brainwash' their people into believing that Party was good to them. Winston was an exception, he was able to see the unjust oppressive system, where the Party influenced peoples' minds making them see the Party as a good system of control, blinding them from the truth. This lead to Winston's hated towards the Party's regime, where he had to follow a constant routine, which he was obliged to carry out, having no other choice except to do it do it day after day. Winston, as everyone aware of their position, hated the total control and wanted to escape it. Stalin felt the same way when he was young. Alike, both hated their political system; forbidding them from the liberty of pleasure, and freedom. Both Winston and Stalin were not willing to completely follow the rules and laws set for them. Therefore, in Winton's opposition to the Party, he would commit criminal actions, which he thought were rights taken away from his freedom by the Party. These actions would include writing his thoughts and ideas in a journal, buying illegal items from forbidden places, and having a sexual relationship with a woman. Not having the freedom to do these acts, Winston established a hideout were he could escape control and commit his acts of rebellion. Stalin set up the same thing for the same purposes. Winston, being a rebel, searched for people with the same ideas as him. Winston later comes in contact with O'Brien, who he thinks shares the same ideas as he does, finds out that O'Brien is part of an opposition group called the Brotherhood led by Emmanuel Goldstein against the oppressive Party and is offered the chance to join them. Stalin was involved in the situation as this when he becomes devoted to Marxism where Karl Marx is the 'leader', or when he joins the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, or when he joins the Bolsheviks where Lenin is the leader. Both Stalin and Winston join the rebellious groups. Yet it wasn't long till Winston was caught, the Thought Police raided his hideout, the thing happened to Stalin. Ever since Winston began with his rebellious actions, he himself knew that he would eventually be caught and later killed. Winston was sent to the Ministry of Love, there he was punished, brainwashed, starved, and beaten. Later Winston was released after he completed his 'rehab', soon to find himself shot and killed. This is where Stalin's life as a rebel breaks away from Winston's because unlike Winston, Stalin gets a chance to fight against being controlled again after getting away from prison; also the regime that Stalin was under was not as oppressive as the Party. This is why Stalin is able to achieve further success in gaining more power and making himself under less control, but as a young man Stalin went through similar experiences and did related actions to those of Winston's.

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