will also produce a poor, oppressed class (Engels). Communism is the force behind the liberation of the working-class. Along with the good principle of promoting economic equality, the abolition of materialism was another honorable ideal of communism. Karl Marx believed that every existing society was materialistic and communism could resolve that. Materialism is concern only for physical things, like private property. Communists believe that the major consequence of the disappearance of private property will be the abolishment of all economic crisis (Engels). Communism did, and still does have many radical and corrupt ideals and leaders. At many points in time the communists believed that their goals could only be achieved by forcefully overthrowing all existing conditions (Marx 77). Many people didn't like that idea of having the heavy income taxes that would come along with the communist revolution. In 1903, the split of the Russian Social Democratic Party led to the definition of communists as those who seek change by a forceful revolution, and socialists as those who seek change by peaceful reform (Padover 72). In the early 20th century, Marxian communists knew that it could not build itself on the backward peasant economy, but they believed the Russian revolution would spark similar revolutions throughout Europe. Soon after the death of the Marxian communist leader, Lenin, died, Joseph Stalin began a reign of terror. Stalin was the ultimate corrupter of communism. He put an end to the Marxist-Leninist dream of world proletarian brotherhood (Goldston 110). In Russia, Stalin took communism to a high level of corruption. The rich became richer and the poor became poorer. He tortured the peasant for not willingly turning over all of their private property. According to Robert Goldston, when the peasants were told to give up all of their possessions they responded by burning everything they owned (116). "Starvation...
