* 1856 – Georgi Plekhanov, Russian revolutionary and Marxist theoretician ( d. 1918 )

Although he left the party in 1956 over the Soviet invasion of Hungary, he nevertheless remained a " historian in the Marxist tradition ," calling for a rebellion against Stalinism as a prerequisite for the restoration of communists ' " confidence in our own revolutionary perspectives ".

In the 1960s the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara developed the foco () theory of revolution in his book Guerrilla Warfare, based on his experiences during the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

After the French party split into a reformist and revolutionary party, some accused Guesde ( leader of the latter ) of taking orders from Marx ; Marx remarked to Lafargue, " What is certain to me is if this is Marxism, then I myself am not Marxist " ( in a letter to Engels, Marx later accused Guesde of being a " Bakuninist ").

In one example, references to Marx drastically decreased in Polish sociology after the fall of the revolutionary socialist governments, and two major research institutions which advocated the Marxist approach to sociology were closed.

* Rosa Luxemburg ( Polish-Jewish-German Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary )

Leon Trotsky (, ; – 21 August 1940 ), born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.

Libertarian Marxist currents often draw from Marx and Engels ' later works, specifically the Grundrisse and The Civil War in France ; emphasizing the Marxist belief in the ability of the working class to forge its own destiny without the need for a revolutionary party or state to mediate or aid its liberation.

The Autonomist Marxist and Autonomen movements provided inspiration to some on the revolutionary left in English speaking countries, particularly among anarchists, many of whom have adopted autonomist tactics.

* Leon Trotsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist

In Marxist philosophy, Leninism is the body of political theory for the democratic organisation of a revolutionary vanguard party, and the achievement of a direct-democracy dictatorship of the proletariat, as political prelude to the establishment of socialism.

Developed by, and named for, the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin ( Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, 1870 – 1924 ), Leninism comprises political and socialist economic theories, developed from Marxism, and Lenin ’ s interpretations of Marxist theory, for practical application to the socio-political conditions of the agrarian Russian Empire ( 1721 – 1917 ) of the early 20th century.

It was in the city that he also came across newly translated Marxist literature, further committing him to the revolutionary socialist cause: these included Thomas Kirkup's A History of Socialism, Karl Kautsky's Karl Marx's Ökonomische Lehren and most importantly, Marx and Engels ' political pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto.

In August 1921, Mao founded the Self-Study University, through which readers could gain access to Marxist and other revolutionary literature, and which was housed in the premises of the Society for the Study of Wang Fuzhi ( Chuan-shan Hsüeh-she ).

Opening a Changsha branch, Mao replaced the usual textbooks with revolutionary tracts in order to spread Marxist ideas among the illiterate peasantry.

Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (; – 15 March 1938 ) was a Russian Marxist, Bolshevik revolutionary, and Soviet politician.

* 1967 – A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto " Che " Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People ’ s Army (, FARC – EP and FARC ) are a Colombian Marxist – Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization involved in the continuing Colombian armed conflict since 1964.

Leninist revolutionary theory alongside Marxist economic theory forms the ideology of Marxism-Leninism.

Rosa Luxemburg, prominent Marxist revolutionary, martyr and leader of the German Spartacist uprising, 1919.

Vladimir Lenin accepted the Marxist conception of the law and the state as instruments of coercion in the hands of the bourgeoisie and postulated the creation of popular, informal tribunals to administer revolutionary justice.

Upon assuming office in 1981, U. S. President Ronald Reagan condemned the FSLN for joining with Cuba in supporting Marxist revolutionary movements in other Latin American countries such as El Salvador.

* February 27 – Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Russian Marxist revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin's widow ( b. 1869 )

* Post-war writings on class society and empire as well as contemporary Marxist critiques from many revolutionaries such as Franz Fanon, Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara as well as early Autonomism.

The commercialization of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara's image for profit is a prototypical example of Recuperation ( sociology ) | recuperation.

Additionally, one of the most popular symbols to emerge out of the political turmoil of 1960s were T-shirts bearing the face of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

McCarthy met with Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara in New York City in 1964 to discuss repairing relations with the U. S. and Cuba.

Carmichael also lamented the 1967 execution of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, professing:

Morales is an outspoken supporter of the iconic Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, who was killed by CIA-assisted Bolivian soldiers in 1967.

Franqui, one of Cienfuegos's closest friends during the Cuban revolution, asserts that Cienfuegos " sympathized with socialism " and that he followed the Marxist Che Guevara politically.

Citizen Smith starred Robert Lindsay as " Wolfie " Smith, a young Marxist " urban guerrilla " living in Tooting, South London, who is attempting to emulate his hero Che Guevara.

Her song Balderrama is featured in the 2008 movie Che, starring Benicio del Toro as the Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

His more recent work is an illustrated biography of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto " Che " Guevara, Che: A Graphic Biography ( 2009 ).

On October 8, 1967, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was captured by the CIA-assisted Bolivian Army in the nearby ravine Quebrada del Churo, ending his campaign to create a continental revolution in South America.

Félix Ismael Rodríguez Mendigutia ( born 31 May 1941 ) is a former Central Intelligence Agency officer known for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, in the interrogation and execution of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara and his ties to George H. W. Bush during the Iran – Contra affair.

In 1967, the CIA recruited Rodriguez to train and head a team to hunt down Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, who was attempting to foment a revolution in Bolivia.

An avowed Marxist and member of the Communist Party of Italy, Henze has produced compositions honoring Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara.

File: Latuff che. gif | A 2002 cartoon by Latuff depicting Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh

He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the long-term transmission of cultural meaning in human society ; and for having fought in 1967 with Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara in Bolivia.

Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda ( September 14, 1928 in Havana, Cuba – May 25, 2001 in Paris, France ) was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

She was the only woman to fight alongside Marxist guerrillas under Che Guevara during the Bolivian Insurgency ( 1966 – 1967 ) where she was killed in an ambush by CIA-assisted Bolivian Army Rangers.

In 1960, at the age of 23, Bunke met the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

* Ernesto " Che " Guevara, Argentine Marxist revolutionary