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German socialists

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Engels publishes Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Programme

đź“… 1 March 1891

Engels arranged publication of Marx’s 1875 critique as German socialists debated their Erfurt-era program. Publication made Marx’s interventions available to a new generation, but also gave Engels...

Germany’s Anti-Socialist Law takes effect

đź“… 21 October 1878

The law banned socialist organizations, meetings, and publications while leaving social-democratic election campaigns possible. Marx and Engels supported clandestine and international networks as...

Marx and Engels criticize reformist tendencies in German socialism

đź“… 17 September 1879

Their circular letter challenged intellectuals and party figures they believed were diluting socialist politics. The intervention illuminates real organizational conflict, but also their own...

Engels critiques the draft Erfurt Program

đź“… 29 June 1891

Engels criticized the German Social Democratic Party’s draft program for failing to address the political realities of the German state. His comments document continuing theoretical debate after...

Engels writes an introduction to The Class Struggles in France

đź“… 6 March 1895

Engels’s introduction reflected on changing conditions for socialist organization and electoral politics after the revolutions of 1848. Later readers debated whether it implied a turn toward...