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'''Marxism-Leninism''' refers to the theories and writings of [[Vladimir Lenin]] which expanded upon the writings of [[Karl Marx]].
'''Marxism-Leninism''' refers to the theories and writings of [[Vladimir Lenin]] which expanded upon the writings of [[Karl Marx]].
While Marx laid out a broad theory of [[revolution]] more than half a century earlier, Marx left no practical guide or detailed instruction on the everyday problems of governance once the revolution was achieved. Lenin added to Marxist theory with [[executive]] actions and decrees to create a non-democratic and anti-democratic [[bureaucracy]] staffed with [[progressive]] [[ideologue]]s to carry out the "[[dictatorship of the proletariat]]".<ref>[https://libcom.org/library/guillotine-work-volume-1-leninist-counter-revolution-gregori-maximoff THE GUILLOTINE AT WORK Vol. 1: The Leninist Counter-Revolution], Gregory Petrovich Maximoff, First edition published Chicago, 1940.</ref>
While Marx laid out a broad theory of [[revolution]] more than half a century earlier, Marx left no practical guide or detailed instruction on the everyday problems of governance once the revolution was achieved. Lenin added to Marxist theory with [[executive]] actions and decrees to create a non-democratic and anti-democratic [[bureaucracy]], staffed with [[progressive]] [[ideologue]]s, to carry out the "[[dictatorship of the proletariat]]".<ref>[https://libcom.org/library/guillotine-work-volume-1-leninist-counter-revolution-gregori-maximoff THE GUILLOTINE AT WORK Vol. 1: The Leninist Counter-Revolution], Gregory Petrovich Maximoff, First edition published Chicago, 1940.</ref>
One of the first Leninist decrees was to order the use of [[terrorism]] and mass executions against the civilian population to enforce compliance with the new [[leftist]] regime.<ref>https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/ad2kulak.html</ref>
One of the first Leninist decrees was to order the use of [[terrorism]] and mass executions against the civilian population to enforce compliance with the new [[leftist]] regime.<ref>https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/ad2kulak.html</ref>