George Washington

Born in 1732 in Wakefield, Virginia, a farmer's son was, George Washington inherited a large piece of plantation at the age of twenty-seven years. From the year 1753-1758 Washington entered the army, take an active part in the war against the French army Indians, and gained much experience and praise. He returned to Virginia late in 1758, and take retirement. Soon after he married widow Martha Dandridge Custis wealthy childless couple. (He himself had never had children).
Washington in the next fifteen years to manage the plantation with a neat management. In the year 1774, when he was elected representative of Virginia attended the First Continental Congress, he is the richest man in the American colonies. Washington is not the first person who called for independence, but in the month of June 1775 in the second Continental Congress (which he also became vice-Virginia), he was elected commander of the Continental army.Military experience, his wealth and reputation, cut his body (height 1.9 m thick), administrator talent and - above all - the establishment and nature of the firm, supported so as to occupy that position. Throughout the battle he did not return the money and gives examples of selfless devotion.
The success of Washington's most prominent dirampungkannya around in 1775 when he led the Continental army and in March 1797 when the term of office of the presidency has ended 2. He last breath at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, in December 1799.
Which determines the key position in order to establish the United States departs from three kinds of roles he played.
First, he was a successful military leader in the American independence war. It's true that Washington is not a military genius, is not more prominent than Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar. However, keep in mind, while many American commanders suffered a heavy defeat, Washington (despite having also some small losses) are still able to continue the battle and carried the banner of victory.
Second, Washington was chairman of the constitutional convention. Despite Washington's ideas did not play a decisive role in drafting the American Constitution, but his encouragement, his good name, specify it when enactment. At that time there was a challenge to the new constitution, and if without the influence of Washington's hard to feel accepted constitution.
Third, Washington is the first president of the Republic of the United States. United States really deserve to feel lucky to have the first president who has a big weight and strong character. Just take a look and compare it with so many examples of countries in Latin America and Africa which, although established through a democratic constitutional basis but declined very quickly so the military dictatorship. As for Washington to maintain the republic teguhnya without the accompaniment of the division's ambitions kept in power. He did not want to be king or dictator.This is the person who planted the rules need to transfer power from one hand to the other through peaceful means. This rule is still held in the United States until now.
George Washington is not a pure and sharp thinker as well as leaders of other Americans of his day such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin.However, he is more superior than all of them. You see, Washington - both during war and peacetime - always give a donation in the form of character strengths in the leadership of government, that without him, there's no political steps are successful. Shares role in the formation of the Republic of Madison United States is important, but in this matter what Washington was almost as important and determining.
Inclusion of George Washington in this book is a chronological list largely depends on the historical assessment of the establishment of a Republican United States. Impartial determination of the significance of the establishment of the United States, of course, difficult for an American alive today. Although the United States mid-20th century held the position of military superiority and political influence even greater than what was once owned by the Roman Empire at the peak, but its political power does not last long as the Romans. Instead, it was obvious that some technological advances achieved by the United States is considered a major means by other cultures and at other times. The discovery of the aircraft - for example - and the human landing on the moon has been realize the dream of the past era and it seems inconceivable that the invention of nuclear weapons can be proved.
Since George Washington an American political figure who can generally be attributed to Augustus Caesar of Rome, it seems reasonable to place the position of Washington in the list is almost close to Augustus. If Washington put more down, this is simply because a shorter tenure than the rule of Augustus, and because many people (like Thomas Jefferson and James Madision) also play an important role in the formation of the Republic of the United States.However, the order of George Washington standing higher than figures like Alexander the Great and Napoleon as Washington works and the successes have done so for coverage further impact and sustainability.

Martin Luther

Martin Luther, who defiantly against the Roman Catholic Church and gave birth to the Protestant reform movement born in the year 1483 in the town of Eisleben, Germany. She earned a college education is quite good and at one time had studied the law (apparently at the instigation of the father). However, overall he has never completed a formal education but rather chose to be an Augustinian priest. In 1512 he earned a Doctorate in theology from the University of Wittenberg and immediately plunged active in the faculty department.
Dissatisfaction and complaints against Martin Luther's Roman Catholic Church arose level by level. In 1510 he made visitation to Rome. At that point he was shocked stunned witness absurdly worldly extravagance and luxury of the priests of the Catholic church. However, most protests are encouraged especially in terms of doing church-related issues which the forgiveness of sins committed by the church. On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther sticking posters on the gates of Wittenberg church that contains the "ninety-five basic attitude" that confront the luxuries of life including the church in general and send carbon copies "ninety-five basic attitude of" it was the Bishop of Mainz. In addition, also printed and widely distributed everywhere.
The scope of Martin Luther's protest against the Roman Catholic Church with extraordinary speed and spread widely. Luther increase heart attack to the problem right: to deny the power of the Pope, the Church Council. Martin Luther insisted he was only subject to the guidance of the Gospel and the common sense reasons. Understandably, the church was not pleased with the opinion of this Luther. Luther was ordered to come before the church authorities, and after hearing each other and the argument and ordered that Martin Luther threw his opinion, he finally declared "apostate" and found guilty and excommunicated by the council session (1521) and all his writings is expressly prohibited and not accountable.
Should have - according to custom - Martin Luther should be burned to a charcoal burning as well as those who burned the hay. However, Luther's views are widespread and affects a German and a few German nobles. Although Martin Luther must also go hide for a year, support for him was so strong that he could be released from criminal penalties that happened.
Martin Luther was a famous writer and productive and have a broad impact. One of the big job is to translate the Gospel into the German language. This - of course - opening the door for every literate person to learn the gospel itself must be through an intermediary without church or priest. (Incidentally, the translation is so beautiful and perfect spread enormous influence on the language and kesusasteraaan Germany).
Luther's theology - of course - impossible to be described here briefly in a limited space. One of the key ideas is the doctrine of the necessity of faith to trust solely, an idea based on the writings of St.. Paul. Luther believed, according to human kondratnya darkened because of his sins and solely through the actions and work better alone can save him from eternal damnation.Salvation comes only through faith and with the blessing of God's forgiveness. Therefore, according to Luther, it became obvious that the act of forgiveness is the church to sell inappropriate and futile. With so well meant, the traditional opinion that considers rusty intermediate church can not be removed between a Christian and God is really something false.If someone is the doctrine of Martin Luther, it means the rights of the Roman Catholic Church wiped out in a single blow.
In addition, in the case questioned the essential role of the church, Luther also protested against the various kinds of beliefs and practices of special worship. For example, he rejected the existence of purgatory (a state after death where the spirit requires purification through torture while), and he refused a bachelor necessity for a pastor. He was alone in the year 1525 married the former nun, had six children. Luther died in Eisleben in 1546 when he was on his way to visit his hometown.
Martin Luther, of course, is not the first Protestant thinker. Century before he was preceded by Jan Hus of Bohemia, and in the 14th century British scholar John Wycliffe, even in the 12th century, a Frenchman named Peter Waldo can be considered a first Protestant. However, the influence of Martin Luther's predecessors in the movement had only included the local. In 1517, dissatisfaction with the Catholic church has penetrated everywhere. The sayings of Martin Luther was a serial blaze spread to large areas of Europe. Luther because it has an undeniable right that he was the person responsible for the explosion of dynamite sulutan renewal.
The most obvious consequence of this Reform movement - of course - the establishment of various Protestant sects. Although Protestants are part cumalah course of Christianity as a whole, nor is the biggest part, but still exceeded the number of adherents of the Buddhist and even compared with most other religions.
An important consequence of the Reform movement is the extent of spread of armed religious conflict that soon followed. Some examples of religious wars (eg, Thirty Years War in Germany that began in 1618 and only ended in 1648) really a bloody war which claimed many victims. In fact, other than weapons clashed, the political conflict between Catholics and Protestants have an important role in the political arena of Europe for several centuries to come.
Updates also plays a complicated but important in the intellectual development of Europe.Before the year 1517 there was only one church, the Roman Catholic Church and every dissident and who have other opinions immediately branded as "apostates." Climate played such kemplang karuan not provide for freedom of fresh thinking. After the renewal because the various countries have adopted the principles of religious freedom in thinking, by itself provide security in the affairs speculation on various issues.
There are also other influences that are worth noting, most of the figures included in the list in this book is from England, figures exceed the other country. Germany followed after the British.It could be said, a list of these figures is very noticeable is dominated by those from Protestant countries both Europe and North America. If we examine, only two people from the list (Gutenberg and Charlemagne) lived before the year 1517. Before that year, most of the people listed in this book comes from another world and the people who live in the country now known as the Protestant countries comparatively modest contribution of the cultural and human history. This light indicates how much movement or Protestant Reform movement was responsible for the fact how many famous people from this area in the 450-year period. Perhaps the development of intellectual freedom in this area is the main factor.
Luther was not altogether free from mistakes. Although he was a rebel against religious authority, he can be very short-sighted and not gracefully for those who have different opinions with the religious issue. It could be short-sighted attitude, and not gracefully resulted Luther religious wars in Germany is much more fierce and more bloody than for example in the UK.After all, Martin Luther was very gravity of the anti-Jewish, and his writings are very outrageous and hit kromo against Jews is likely to push for opening the way Hitler did in the atrocities of the 20th century.
Luther has often emphasized the need for obedience to the authority of the legitimate civilian government. Most likely, the main background for its refusal to intervene against the civilian government of the church. (Do not forget, Reform movement was not merely theological strife, To a certain extent he was also a German Nationalist revolt against Roman influence, therefore it's worth when some movements get great support from several German princes). Apart from Luther's intentions, his statement on the German Protestants encouraged to accept the absolute attitude in matters pertaining to politics. And in that way also the writings of Martin Luther helped paved the way for the reign of Hitler.
Maybe there are some people wonder what Martin Luther because no place higher in the list order this book. The main cause, although Luther seemed to have significance for Europeans and Americans, he does not have significant meaning for people in Asia and Africa because the relatively few who embraced Christianity. So far as the Chinese, Japanese or Indian, the difference between Catholics and Protestants have no significance for them. (The same thing happened to the Europeans who are not so interested in the differences between the Sunnis and the Shiites in Islam).
The second reason, Luther if the balance, a new historical figure, because it influence coverage in the history of humanity. not for Muhammad, Buddha; or Moses. Furthermore, in the recent several centuries of religious belief in the West decline, and the influence of religion on human problems within the next 2000 years seems smaller than the past thousand years. When power dibble continuous decline of religious influence, Martin Luther-dragon dragon will look much less more importance in the history of humanity than he earned now.
Finally, remember that we are worthy of religious strife in the centuries to the 16th and 17th actually not - in the long run - an impact to people's lives as well as advances in science that occurs at the same time. Indeed, what the main reason for Luther, placed in the main list of more of the Copernicus (who lived contemporary with him) is that Luther played a larger role in individual Protestant Reform movement than the Copernican revolution in science.

Mao Tse Tung

Mao Tse-tung led the Communist Party to power in China, and within the twenty-seven years after control of the leadership, remarkable changes occurred long term, in the history of a nation so large in number.
Mao Tse-Tung was born in 1893 in the village of Shao-shan in Hunan province, China. His father was a little farmer. In the year 1911, when Mao was still a student age of nineteen years, the revolution broke out which ravaged the Ch'ing dynasty was already decaying and jerk, but this dynasty ruled China since the 17th century. Within a few months the emperor was dispelled and overturned, and China was proclaimed as a republic. Unfortunately, the leaders of the revolution was not able to establish a government that compact and stable and revolution marked by unrest and civil war for a long time, practically lasted until 1949.
As a young teenager, Mao knew exactly take the left in his political views and in 1920 he really had a genuine Marxist. In 1921 he was one of the twelve founders of the Chinese Communist party. But the increase to the highest peak of the party leadership is slow, so new in the year 1935 he became chairman of the party.
Meanwhile, as a whole was the way the Chinese Communist party crawling, twisting, bumping in an attempt to take power. Party suffered many setbacks in 1927 and in 1934, but nevertheless he was able to survive and live on. After the year 1935, under the leadership of Mao, the party strength steadily increased and continued to grow. In 1947, the Chinese Communist party was ready to overthrow the government combat the Nationalist party leader Chiang Kai-Shek. In 1949, troops seized glorious victory and absolute Communist Party control of the entire Chinese mainland.
China at the time of Mao as the leader of the Communist Party holds the reins of government after the fierce battle for thirty-eight years, nearly a China that has torn, ragged, poor and destitute and the traditional backward and illiterate, so that seems to haunt the dark career of Mao with various obstacles and form a dead-end road end.
However, contrary to the fact that, because thanks to the extraordinary influence of the mass, all these shortcomings were not the end but rather the beginning of the career of leadership, because at the time of his death in 1976 practically a total overhaul of Mao's China. One aspect of the reform in general is the modernization of the country, especially industrialization, increasing level of education is extremely fast and the improvement of people's health level of excitement. These changes, however important, is not the main reason for placing Mao in order this book lists for other countries were in the same time doing the same.
Another aspect of the success of China under Mao was the change in the economic system of the capitalist system to a socialist system. Politically, of course, cultivation was carried out by totalitarian ways hard. But keep in mind, through indoctrination and upgrading of the intensive and tireless, Mao succeeded in not only driving the economic and political revolution but also a social revolution. Within a quarter of a century has been able to do the reforms in terms of fidelity to a narrow kefamilian be loyalty to the nation as a whole. These reforms have very important meaning in the history of the system given the loyalty and bonds kefamilian in China teramatlah firm. More than that, the Chinese government launched a determined fight against the ideology of propaganda Kong Hu-Cu and these efforts seem to reach the target.
Of course, not a decisive Mao's political line under the government's Communist party. Mao never plays a role as a self-made by Stalin in the Soviet Union. However, it was Mao is far more important figure than anyone in the government of China until his death in 1976.
One project that no doubt is the primary responsibility is what Mao's famous "leap ahead" in the late 50's. Many observers believe that the project, including the emphasis on methods of production intensively with the use of human energy, including small-scale agriculture in the form of communes, as a project that failed. (In most cases even ignored). Other projects get the support of Mao, the risk can be challenged by many Chinese leaders, is the "great cultural revolution of the proletariat" in the late 1960s. This is a sharp conflict, in some ways almost like a civil war between Mao and his supporters on one side with a group of stone heads of the bureaucracy of the Communist party on the other.
Interesting to note, Mao has aged in the mid-sixties when the political line "Leap ahead" and was launched through the seventies when the "cultural revolution" driven. And at the time step approach with the United States occurred, he was nearly eighty years.
Mao was originally held to the opinion, the industrial workers in cities is the basis of the Communist party's strongest supporters. This is in line with Marx's theory. However, around the year 1952 Mao concluded - at least in China - the cornerstone of the party came from the peasants, not workers. This assumption is essentially, because during the long and bitter battle with the Nationalist regime, Mao had always been in rural areas. This idea is applied when he became head of state. For example, if when Stalin to power in Russia is generally focused on the development of industrial production sector, Mao generally attract greater attention on the development of agriculture and rural sectors. Even so, China's industrial development under Mao developed rapidly.
Not an easy assess the importance of long-term from a contemporary political figure. Mao Tse Tung have a place in the list above sequence of George Washington, because the reforms, reforms in the country are responsible for Mao's actions far more fundamental than what has been done by George Washington. Mao also may place more of than Napoleon, Hitler and Alexander the Great due to the long-term effects of the inherent, and is certainly larger than those belonging to the so-called first.
Another obvious comparison is between Mao and Lenin. Mao's rule during a period longer than Lenin, after all the domestic population much more. (This fact was shown, during Mao's reign over a period of any ruler in history!) However, Mao and Lenin before emitting a strong influence of Mao, and the road to establish Communism in Russia means that he prepare and pave the way for subsequent formation of the Chinese Communists.
People who work their business almost comparable to Mao Shih Huang Ti. Both the Chinese and the two architects of the reforms, reforms to the country. Shih Huang Ti could place more on the order of this book because we know the effect lasted for no less than twenty-two centuries. Although the changes are likely to be Mao's more important and more fundamental, but we do not know exactly how long the effects can last.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin was a political leader most responsible for the establishment of Communism in Russia. As adherents of Karl Marx are persistent and loyal, Lenin laid the political foundation that can only be imagined by Karl Marx one. Once the rapid spread of Communism Lenin all over the world, he should be recognized as one of the most influential in human history.
Born in Simbirsk (now changed so Ulyanovsk in his honor) in 1870. His father was a civil servant who obeyed but his brother Alexander was a radical who was sentenced to death for taking part in a plot to kill the Tsar. At the age of twenty-three Lenin had become a Marxist who was ablaze. Month of December 1895 he was arrested by the Tsarist government for his revolutionary activities and thrown into prison for fourteen months. After that he was exiled to Siberia.
During the three years in Siberia (which apparently does not digubrisnya as torture), he married a woman who was also berfaham revolutionary and write a book Growth of Capitalism in Russia.Period of exile in Siberia ended in February 1900 and several months later Lenin to travel to Western Europe. No less than seventeen years he traveled, became a master of revolutionary.When the Labor Party Russian Social-Democratic members of which Lenin was broken into two parts, so the leadership of Lenin larger fragments, the Bolsheviks.
World War I opened a big opportunity for Lenin. The war was disastrous military and for the Russian economy and consequently to increase the people's dissatisfaction with the Tsar's government system. Tsar's government was finally overthrown in March of 1917 and for a time seemed to Russia led by a democratic government. Upon hearing the fall of the Tsar, Lenin hurry back to. Russia and his native country when he gets in he will quickly see and concluded that the democratic parties - despite the provisional government set up - do not have enough strength and power is very good condition Communist party made a strong discipline to handle the situation under control even if its members a bit. Because it encourages the Bolsheviks Lenin jumped forward mengguhngkan interim government and replace it with a Communist government. Experiment rebellion in July did not work and forced Lenin to hide. The second experiment in November 1917 successfully and Lenin became head of the new state.
As head of government, Lenin's hard but on the other hand he's very pragmatic. At first he add the pressure of uncompromising short transition period towards full economic society based on socialism. When this is not the way, Lenin gracefully back and took the mixed economic system of capitalist-socialist. This walk in the Soviet Union for several years.
In May 1922 Lenin was ill, so the attack was sick until the death of Lenin in 1924 practically can not do anything. Once dead, his body was embalmed and carefully maintained, laid in mausoleum in Red Square today.
Important feature of Lenin is that he's a fast acting, so he was the one who established Communist rule in Russia. He embraced the teachings of Karl Marx and translate it in the form of practical political action is real. Since the month of November 1917 has been the expansion of Communist power throughout the world. Now, about a third of the world's population adopted schools of Communist.
Despite the importance of Lenin lies in a practical political leader, Lenin also support the influence through his writings. Lenin's thoughts are not contrary to Marx, but there are changes in pressure. Lenin was too fascinated by the tactics of the revolution, and he felt no special advantage in this business. He constantly emphasized the need for the use of violence: "No problems whatsoever in relation class struggle can be resolved without violence," is a typical expression. Marx only need to associate the dictatorship of the proletariat and again, but Lenin was too tempted by it. For example saying: "Dictatorship of the proletariat none other than the power not based on violence infinite, both the legal limits and the limits of absolute rule."
Lenin's ideas about the real dictatorship is more political than economic importance. Terpokok characteristics of Soviet rule in politics is not economic (socialist governments in many countries) but more basic feature lies in the techniques for maintaining political power indefinitely. Calculated from the time of Lenin lived, not a single Communist government anywhere in the world - once stood with kokohnya - can be deposed. With the careful supervision of all institutions of power in the country - mass media, banks, churches, trade unions and others - the Communist government seems to have undermined the possibilities of overthrowing the government. There could be weak spots in its power, but no one could find it.
Communism certainly clear bin is great movement which has historical significance. It's not really clear who could be considered the most influential in this movement, Marx or Lenin. I think Marx pentirig have more meaning because he preceded and influenced Lenin. But still denying this assumption because of practical political ability of Lenin is a very complicated factor in establishing Communism in Russia. Without the role of Lenin, the Communists seemed to be waiting for years to have the opportunity to take power and will face a more organized resistance. Therefore, it is not impossible not to succeed. In terms of establishing the significance of Lenin, one should not forget how short the days of holding. Also, the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat in the Soviet Union a greater blessing than his successor of Lenin, Stalin harder.
Throughout his life Lenin was a hard worker and diligent. He was a very famous and the number of books he wrote no fewer than 55 volumes. He dedicated his whole life for the purposes of the revolution, and although he loved his family, he did not want his work disturbed. Ironically, let him spend all his age in the experiment to eliminate oppression, achievements of the struggle is the destruction of all aspects of personal freedom.

Karl Marx

Karl Marx, the main pioneer of the idea of "scientific socialism" was born in 1818 in the city of Trier, Germany, his father and lawyer at the age of seventeen Karl entered the University of Bonn, is also studying law. Later he moved to the University of Berlin and then to a Doctorate in philosophy from the University of Jena.
Whether it was more interested, Marx plunged into the world of journalism and briefly became editor of the Rheinische Zeitung in Cologne. But, the radical political views bring him to the varieties of trouble and forced him to move to Paris. That's where he first met the first Friederich Engels. Rope friendship and equality binding on both the political views of this person as a single bilingual until his death.
Marx could not long stay in Paris and immediately kicked out of there and to be carrying a suitcase to move to Brussels. In this city, in 1847 he first published his thoughts are important and big The poverty of philosophy (philosophy of Poverty). The next year together to join hands with Friedrich Engels published their Communist Manifesto, a book that eventually became the reading world. In the same year Marx returned to Cologne and then expelled again from there only every few months. There exile after exile here, finally crossing the Strait of Marx Canal and settled in London until the end.
Although there are only a little money in thanks koceknya journalistic work, Marx spent a large amount of his time in London to investigate and write books about politics and economics. (In the years that Marx and relatives can help the cost of living from her closest friend Friedrich Engels). The first volume of Das Kapital, Marx's most important scientific works published in 1867. When Marx died in 1883, two volumes of the connection has not been fully completed.Both volumes were compiled and connections oIeh Engels published hold on the notes and manuscripts left by Marx.
Works of Marx formulated the theoretical basis of Communism. Judging from the tremendous growth of this movement in the 20th century, so if he's worth a place in the high order this book.The problem is, how high?
The main factor for this decision is the calculation of the importance of long-term Communist history. Since the growth of Communism as an integral part of contemporary history, was a little difficult to determine the future care perspective. Although no one could ascertain how much Communism can grow and how long it can survive this ideology, which he certainly is a strong ideology and tough and strong roots dig into the earth, and has certainly had a major influence in the world for at least several centuries to come .
At present, about a century after Marx's death, the number of people who at least influenced by Marxism has approximately 1.3 billion number. The number of believers is greater than the number of adherents of any ideology in human history. Not just the absolute numbers, but also as a group of the whole population of the world. This resulted in the Communists, and also some non-Communists, believed that the future can not Marxism will triumph throughout the world. However, it is difficult to establish the truth with the belief that no bergoyah. There have been many examples of the ideology that seems very important influence in his time but eventually wither and disappear. (The religion founded by Mani could be an interesting example).If we recede into the year 1900, would seem clear that constitutional democracy is the current fad that will be the future. Hold on to hope, it seems that way, but now no more people who believe everything has happened as the original image.
Now about Communism. Put a person believes so and know exactly how great the influence of Communists in the world today and the future of the world, yet people still question the significance of Karl Marx in the Communist movement. Politics of the Soviet government now seems not supervised by the works of Marx who wrote the basics of the mind like Hegel's dialectic of style and the theory of "value." Theories seemed little influence in the political wheel rotation practices Soviet government, both within and outside the political realm.
Communism today focuses on four ideas: (1) small Sekelumit rich people live in luxury in abundance, while the workers are very many poor live miserable wallowing. (2) How to dismantle this injustice is by implement a socialist system, a system in which the state-controlled production equipment rather than by a private individual. (3) In general, only the most practical way to implement the socialist system is through violent revolution. (4) To maintain the continuity of socialist system should be governed by the dictatorship of the Communist party in sufficient time period.
Three of the first idea was clearly articulated before Marx. While the idea came from the four Marx's ideas about the "dictatorship of the proletariat." Meanwhile, the length of period of validity of the Soviet dictatorship is now more a result of the steps of Lenin and Stalin than the ideas of Marx. This seems to lead to the assumption that the influence of Marx on Communism is smaller than the actual reality, and the appreciation of the writings, more like just etalasi to justify the nature of "scholarship" than the ideas and politics that have been done and accepted.
While there might be truth to that assumption, but it seems too excessive. Lenin, for example, not only consider themselves to follow the teachings of Marx, but he really did read it, live it, and accept it. He sure dilimpahkannya road just above the tracks are laid Marx. So did happen to Mao Tse Tung and the Communist leaders of the other. It is true, Marx's ideas may have been misunderstood and interpreted, but this sort of thing also applies to the teachings of Jesus or Buddha or Islam. If all the political basis of China government and left the Soviet Union directly from the writings of Marx, he would get a higher level of order in this book list.
Might be argued that Lenin, the practical politician who actually founded the Communist state, holds a large stake in the building of Communism as an ideology that is so great influence in the world. This argument makes sense. Lenin was an important figure. But, in my opinion, the writings of Marx's such a great influence on the mind not only Lenin but also the Communist leaders of other, clearly have more important position.
There is also an opportunity to debate whether the appreciation of Marxism terumusnya not be divided between Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. They both wrote "The Communist Manifesto" and Engels clearly had a deep influence on the final settlement of Das Kapital. Although each book in its own name individually but they are the intellectual partnership so intimate that the overall results can be regarded as a work together. Indeed, Marx and Engels are treated as a single entity in this book, although that include only the name of Marx because (I think I am right) he is considered the dominant partner in a broad sense.
Finally, often accused person that the Marxist theory in economics is very bad and a lot wrong.Of course, many specific allegations proved Marx wrong. For example, Marx predicted that the capitalist countries the workers will be more protracted in the time travel. Clearly, this prediction is not proven. Marx also takes into account that the medium will be exposed to and most people will enter into the proletarian class, and only a few can get up and go in the capitalist class. This was certainly never proven. Marx also seems to believe, the increasing mechanization will reduce the profits of capitalists, the trust is not only wrong but it also looks stupid. But, regardless of whether the economic theory is right or wrong, it had nothing to do with the influence of Marx. The importance of a philosopher lies not in his opinion but the truth lies in the question of whether his thoughts have moved people to act or not. Measured from this angle, no doubt Karl Marx had a tremendous importance wonderful.