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Set out the key points of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's theory of the state and the significant influence of Karl Marx on Lenin's theory.
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DAVID TOLAN POLITICS ESSAY L.O.1 This essay aims to set out the key points of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's theory of the state and the significant influence of Karl Marx on Lenin's theory.For this reason, background will be provided on Marx's theories,and the major influences on Lenin identified.The essay will also look at the significance of these theories for the individual living in the state. . Before looking in more detail at the views of Marx and Lenin it is necessary to define what is meant by the state.A general definition of the state sees it as a set of institution's with distinct geographical boundaries and the right to exercise it's authority over it's people.Marx's definition takes things further by describing the state as the historical struggle between classes,and as a tool of repression,representing the interests of the ruling classes .He also believed that the most important function of the state was either to reflect...
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