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Cadzao Posted 20 years ago
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Soviet practice
"In pure theory -- or in Marxist theology at its high level -- Marx and Engels did the great work. Though Soviet practice has canonized Lenin and Stalin as having made essential additions to the main body of Marxist beliefs..."
1. "Marx and Engles did the great work" means "they wrote a great work" or "They did their work very well?"
2. What does "practice" means in "Soviet practice"?
Please help!
Cadzao
1. "Marx and Engles did the great work" means "they wrote a great work" or "They did their work very well?"
2. What does "practice" means in "Soviet practice"?
Please help!
Cadzao
Top answer
1. Both, I think. And neither, exactly.
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- Both, I think.
- And neither, exactly.
- In slang we say, "They did the heavy lifting".
- , did the great work ) of establishing the entire theory as a coherent body of thought -- in comparison to Lenin and Stalin, who merely added what might be considered lesser contributions.
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1. Both, I think. And neither, exactly. In slang we say, "They did the heavy lifting". That is, they accomplished the bigger and more important task (i.e., did the great work) of establishing the entire theory as a coherent body of thought -- in comparison to Lenin and Stalin, who merely added what might be considered lesser contributions.
2. practice - custom; SOPs (st
2. practice - custom; SOPs (st
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