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Grigorii Valentinovich Plekhanov  

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  • Grigorii Valentinovich Plekhanov (1856–1918) was a Russian writer and political activist often considered the “Father of Russian Marxism.” Plekhanov began his revolutionary career during his university studies, joining the Land and Liberty organization, which hoped to foment revolution among the Russian peasantry. When this organization split in 1879, Plekhanov helped found Black Repartition, which rejected terrorism and advocated socialist propaganda campaigns. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Plekhanov, Grigorii Valentinovich]

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