Communism: The Role Of Imperialism In Russia

Despite the poor working conditions and the inequality that industrialization under capitalism creates (“The Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth”, 529) it is still a necessary step for Russia because it lays the groundwork for a successful socialist and eventually communist system of government that will allow all members of Russia to flourish. “[The Communist] openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions;”(Carl Marks and Friedrich Engel, The Communist Manifesto) Therefore it is important to note that capitalism is an impractical form of government that should not be implemented for any long term scenario it is merely a stepping stone that is unfortunate but essential to the development of a successful government. Then why must Russia endure capitalism? Why not skip straight to communism? It is for this reason, A does not equal C meaning that each step in the process is essential to getting the end result.
Industrialization,while still unjust, actually allows the lower class to begin to rise. As seen in most Western
Imperialism in that sense is not a productive policy to pursue. Russia need to focus on internal affairs before they take their ideas global. Imperialism consists of “a country [increasing] its power by gaining control over other areas of the world” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Imperialism is an idea which counteracts with a state of global equality because it creates an inevitable hierarchy where the conquerors have more power than the people they overtake. However, since Russia already encompasses regions outside historical Russia it would be counterproductive to cut off those areas leaving them to begin the process of communism again. Because the goal is to have the entire world be equal by keeping those regions just hastens that