The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles is a call to revolution because its ideologies would inspire Russian revolutionaries and Cuban revolutionaries alike. This paper will argue that because of the ideologies set out in The Communist Manifesto, Russia was able to go from an agrarian culture to the society they are today. It will also argue that Cuba also went through the same transition of an agrarian culture to the Marxist country it continues to be. With the use of The Communist Manifesto and lecture notes from Dr. Christopher Petrakos from the University of Toronto Mississauga, this essay will look at the socialist ideologies implemented into Russia and Cuba and how The Communist Manifesto inspired them to implement …show more content…
His growing unpopularity for many of his isolated decisions as Tsar caused him to be disliked among Russians. After his long sought after resignation, Russia implemented a new style of government that was written by Karl Marx in The Communist Manifesto. This new style of government required many things in order to create a utopian society, but above all it was for the communal living that would allow social, economic, and political equality among citizens so that they could come together as one. With Vladimir Lennon as their leader, he decided that communism would a great fit for Russia however it was under Joseph Stalin who succeeded Lennon, that Russia began to implement Marxist ideologies like the redistribution of wealth, the abolishment of private property in Russia, and making Russia a state centered society,. These Marxist ideologies changed Russia from being an agrarian country to, under Stalin, becoming a power in Europe by industrializing its work force. Although the industrial workers in Russia led generally miserable lives, they did build Russia into becoming a country that was treated more seriously by the rest of Western Europe since it was no longer an agricultural based