The New World Order of Islam — Page 16
New World Order 16 Marx died, but no appreciable improvement followed. In fact, things became worse and worse. But here and there some men began to organize workers along the lines laid down by Marx. One of these was Lenin who subsequently became the first Dictator of Russia. Lenin and his colleagues gave definite shape to Marxian theories and carried on active propaganda among workers. They drew pointed attention to the contrast between the miserable conditions in which workers had to live and the luxury and extravagance which surrounded employers and their families. As their propaganda spread, it brought into existence several anti- Capitalist societies. When worker organizations became strong enough, their leaders called together a meeting for the purpose of settling a line of action in the event of their coming into power. In the course of discussion at that meeting serious differences of opinion were disclosed between Lenin and Martov who was also a powerful leader in the workers’ movement. Lenin carried the majority with him and his party came to be known as Bolsheviks (that is the major party) and Martov’s as Mensheviks (that is the minor party). Lenin was a more orthodox follower of Marx than Martov. He believed that for the more effective