Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin were the most important leaders of the Russian Revolution. Their strong beliefs and determination in their beliefs motivated both men. They greatly influenced the political and philosophical outcomes of the Russian Revolution. Karl Marx was a brilliant man. He will analyze the thoughts and publications of the philosophers of his time. Intellectuals were not particularly impressed. It was only after his death that his political, social and economic writings and philosophies were sought after. This was especially true in the socialist movement. His peers considered his thoughts radical. While living in France, Marx became a communist. His writings told of the terrible travails of capitalism and the success of communism which promoted cooperation. He was asked to leave Paris. Marx then moved to Brussels where he followed communism ("Karl Heinrich Marx - Biography"). He studied economics from a political point of view. In London, where he lived for the rest of his life, Marx wrote an article “The German Ideology” that was not published until his death (“Karl Marx, 1818-1883”). The main point of the document was that capitalism would fall and communism would be embraced. Social reform would occur by strengthening the working class. The new ruling class would be the workers. Marx joined the Communist League in London. His writings reiterated how essential it was for ideas to incorporate both the living conditions and the history of the people who would support them ("Karl Marx - The Sociology of Knowledge"). He said that ideas change over time and these changes must be taken into account. Karl Marx died before the revolution. His thoughts... middle of paper... He lived in Finland for a while. He wrote a letter to the Bolshevik executive committee calling for an armed uprising. He secretly returned to Russia and succeeded in giving power to the Bolsheviks. He used intellectuals as leaders of the revolution. Using Marxist teachings, Lenin created the Russian Communist Party. After the civil war in Russia, the economy was in crisis and the poor were in difficulty. Lenin made an exception to his rules. He implemented the New Economic Policy to revive the failing economy. The New Economic Policy allowed capitalists from foreign countries to trade so that the poor had an open market. Lenin was a Bolshevik revolutionary, who created the Communist International. So, all in all, although many people were involved in the Russian Revolution, no one shaped the Revolution as strongly as Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin did..