The Cold War was the great ideological conflict of the 20th century. In the first of our multi-part series, we will discuss one of the two ideological belligerents in that war: communism. We try to describe its appeal, trace its deep roots in western history, take a look at its modern prophet Karl Marx, and briefly examine how the Bolsheviks as Marxist foot soldiers created the world's first communist state in Russia.

For further reading:

Lenin: the man, the dictator, and the master of terror by Victor Sebestyen

Lenin: A biography by Robert Service

A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes 

Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion by Gareth Stedman Jones

Karl Marx: A Nineteenth Century Life by Jonathan Sperber

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