As a university student, Karl Marx (1818-1883) joined a movement known as the Young Hegelians, who strongly criticized the political and cultural establishments of the day. He became a journalist, and the radical nature of his writings would eventually get him expelled by the governments of Germany, France and Belgium. read more
Because he is the founder off the Communist ideology- and ideology which led to the creation of the USSR and today’s authoritarian China and resulted in the deaths of around 150 million people and unimaginable suffering and oppression. read more
Karl Marx was one of the most important thinkers of the 19th century. As one of the founders of Communism he predicted that workers world rebel against the owners of factories and take over the economy and the government themselves. In the 1900s Marx's ideas influenced many Communist governments. Karl Marx was born in 1818 in Trier, Germany. read more
There are many reasons why Karl Marx is important. But one main important reason why is because, he was the founder of the modern communism. I think it would be unfair to Marx to call him the father of modern communism. read more