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Journal of the History of Ideas
Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1968), pp. 231-252
MARXISM, NATIONALISM, AND RUSSIA
BY NEIL A. MARTIN
The XIXth-century founders of contemporary Marxism willed a
surprisingly slim written legacy to their followers on what role, if
any, nationalism would play in paving the road to socialism. Perhaps
it was their preoccupation with economics, but the fact remains that
neither Marx nor Engels took the time to lay down in black and white
a cohesive national program for their disciples of yesterday and today
to follow. Nevertheless, their comments on nationalism, scattered up
and down their voluminous writings, had a significant effect on the
revolutionary strategy of Lenin and the development of Bolshevik
nationality policy. Their literary outpourings have assumed an even
greater importance today in the face of the growing national move-
ments in Asia and Africa. The conflict between nationalism and "pro-
letarian internationalism" has sharpened in the last generation and
posed a difficult question for Marxists concerning independence move-
ments in the colonial and semi-colonial nations; namely, where do the
loyalties of the industrial proletariat lie in freedom movements led
by the national bourgeoisie?
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