ContentsBiographyLenin’s Re-imagination of Marxist TheoryAdditional Resources Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Biography Born 10 April 1870, died 21 January 1924. His real name was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, but he changed it to Lenin as a revolutionary pseudonym. Son of a rare middle class Russian family under the Tsar—well-educated and received law degree. In 1887, his brother was  Full Article…

ContentsFriedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992)BiographyThe Road to SerfdomImportant Quotes Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) Biography Hayek was an Austrian (later British citizen) known for his arguments about economic liberalization and free market capitalism. He is widely regarded as the most influential economist of the 20th century. Hayek fought for Austria in World War I, during which  Full Article…

ContentsBiography Biography “Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is, to change it”. Born in Tier, Germany in 1818 Family was Jewish, but to avoid antisemitism, converted to Protestant faith Attended college at Bonn University (where he was wounded in a duel) and Berlin University Influenced by professor Bruno Bauer, who  Full Article…