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Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx
FRIEDRICH ENGELS German political theorist working on Das Kapital with Marx Date: 1820 - 1895
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1820 Beards Discussion Elderly Engels Friedrich Marx Papers Theorist 1895
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This evocative photograph captures the intellectual intensity and enduring friendship between two of the most influential figures in modern political and economic thought: Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Karl Marx (1818-1883). Taken likely in the late 1880s or early 1890s, the image finds Engels deeply engrossed in his work on the second volume of Das Kapital, the magnum opus of Marxist political economy. Marx, his longtime collaborator and friend, looks on intently, the two men seemingly in the midst of a spirited discussion or debate. Both men are depicted in their later years, their beards and furrowed brows betraying the weight of their intellectual pursuits. Engels, born in Barmen, Germany, was a leading figure in the German labor movement and a close confidant of Marx. He provided crucial financial and logistical support for Marx's research and writing, particularly during their exile in London. Marx, born in Trier, Germany, is best known for his groundbreaking works, The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867-1883), which laid the foundation for Marxist theory and revolutionized the study of political economy. This photograph offers a rare glimpse into the working relationship between these two towering figures of modern thought, who, despite their many differences, shared a deep commitment to understanding and transforming the social and economic structures of their time. Their collaboration and ideas continue to shape political and intellectual discourse to this day.
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