The classical Soviet Marxist approach to history is, first and foremost, extremely simple. History is divided into five stages, called “formations”: prehistoric society, slave state, feudal state, capitalist state, and communism.
The final part is further divided into socialism – the order that existed in the USSR and elsewhere – and communism, the future utopia. The driving force of history is the economy and only the economy, and the change of formations is perpetuated by class struggle.
The classical Soviet Marxist approach to history is, first and foremost, extremely simple. History is divided into five stages, called “formations”: prehistoric society, slave state, feudal state, capitalist state, and communism.
The final part is further divided into socialism – the order that existed in the USSR and elsewhere – and communism, the future utopia. The driving force of history is the economy and only the economy, and the change of formations is perpetuated by class struggle.
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