Karl Marx’s Grave

[imposs1904]

After posting a 1938 Socialist Standard article on a Party member's visit to Karl Marx's grave in Highgate Cemetery on the Socialist Standard Past & Present Blog, I stumbled across a fascinating blog post on the subject of the changing face of Karl Marx's grave via a blog entitled 'The London Dead'.

I thought I'd share both links with the Forum:

Link: April 1938 Socialist Standard 'At the Graveside of Karl Marx'

Link: The posthumous life of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery

[ALB]

Yes, I always thought that it was a pity that the Cuban exiles didn't succeed in blowing up that monstruous bust of Marx that the authorities let the Russian state capitalist regime set up. In fact I wonder if they allowed it to be set up to discredit Marx and his ideas by associating them with the Russian regime and its oppression and exploitation of workers. It can be one of the many statues to come down when socialism is established.

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