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Analyse Lenin’s theory of the Communist Party as the most class-conscious and revolutionary segment of the working class. How does this conception depart from classical Marxist expectations regarding proletarian self-emancipation?

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Introduction Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's conception of the Communist Party as "the most class-conscious, advanced, and revolutionary section of the working class" constitutes one of the most influential and controversial innovations in Marxist political theory. Formulated primarily in What Is To Be Done? (1902) and further elaborated in One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (1904), State … Continue reading Analyse Lenin’s theory of the Communist Party as the most class-conscious and revolutionary segment of the working class. How does this conception depart from classical Marxist expectations regarding proletarian self-emancipation?