Who wrote the theoretical section of The Class Struggle Erfurt Program?
Karl Kautsky drafted the theoretical section of The Class Struggle Erfurt Program. Eduard Bernstein wrote the practical demands for the same document.
Questions about The Class Struggle (Erfurt Program)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When was The Class Struggle by Karl Kautsky published?
The book was published in 1892 after being commissioned by the executive committee of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. This publication followed the repeal of the Anti-Socialist Laws two years prior to 1891.
What did Karl Kautsky argue about economic laws and social revolution?
Karl Kautsky argued that economic laws made social revolution inevitable yet required conscious political action. He asserted that irresistible economic forces lead to the shipwreck of capitalistic production while objective conditions set the stage for this result.
How many languages had The Class Struggle been translated into by 1914?
By 1914, The Class Struggle had been translated into sixteen languages globally. Vladimir Lenin praised the program in 1899 as a model for other socialist parties to emulate.
Why did Eduard Bernstein challenge the orthodox Marxism defined by The Class Struggle?
Eduard Bernstein led a revisionist movement challenging the orthodox Marxism defined by this work because he attacked what he saw as flawed collapse theory and pauperization thesis. Kautsky responded that the Erfurt Program contained not a single word on the theory of collapse.