“We know today that there is no such thing as absolute truth, that everything is relative, that everything is dependent on the conditions of time and place; but precisely for that reason, we should be very cautious in judging the “ignorance” of various historical periods. Their ignorance, to the extent that it is manifested in their characteristic social movements, aspirations and ideals, is also relative.”
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The Materialist Conception of History
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Georgi Plekhanov
Russian philosopher and Marxist theorist, one of the founders of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. He made significant contributions to the development of Marxist philosophy and is considered the founder of Russian Marxism. more
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