Rosa Luxemburg

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Rosa Luxemburg was a Marxist theorist, revolutionary socialist, and co-founder of the Spartacist League whose critiques of authoritarianism and advocacy of democratic, grassroots socialism deeply shaped libertarian socialist thought.

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instanceOf Marxist theorist
economist
human
political activist
political philosopher
revolutionary socialist
burialPlace Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
citizenship German Empire
Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland)
surface form: Kingdom of Poland (Russian Empire)

Russian Empire
coFounderOf Spartacus League
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1871-03-05
dateOfDeath 1919-01-15
doctoralDegree Doctor of Law
doctoralThesis The Industrial Development of Poland
educatedAt University of Zurich
ethnicGroup Polish Jew
familyName Luxemburg
fieldOfWork Marxist theory
anti-militarism
democratic socialism
political economy
revolutionary socialism
fullName Rosa Luxemburg self-link
givenName Rosa
hasPhilosophicalView internationalism
opposition to national chauvinism
proletarian self-emancipation
revolutionary mass action
workers' democracy
influenced New Left
council communism
democratic socialist movements
libertarian socialism
influencedBy Friedrich Engels
Karl Marx
Polish Socialist Party
surface form: Polish socialist movement
killedBy Freikorps soldiers
knownFor advocacy of mass strike as a revolutionary tactic
critique of Leninist centralism
critique of reformism in social democracy
defense of democracy and civil liberties within socialism
influence on libertarian socialist thought
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned German
Polish
Russian
Yiddish
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOf Communist Party of Germany
Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Spartacus League
movement Luxemburgism
Marxism
anti-war movement
libertarian socialism
revolutionary socialism
notableWork Junius Pamphlet
Reform or Revolution
The Accumulation of Capital
The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions
Russian Revolution
surface form: The Russian Revolution
occupation journalist
politician
teacher
writer
opposedTo World War I
authoritarianism
imperialism
militarism
participantIn Weimar Republic
surface form: German Revolution of 1918–1919

Spartacist uprising
placeOfBirth Zamość
placeOfDeath Berlin
politicalAlignment far-left
politicalIdeology Marxism
anti-authoritarian socialism
democratic socialism
sexOrGender female

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Junius Pamphlet author Rosa Luxemburg
Reform or Revolution author Rosa Luxemburg
The Accumulation of Capital author Rosa Luxemburg
Communist Party of Germany foundedBy Rosa Luxemburg
Spartacus League foundedBy Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg fullName Rosa Luxemburg self-link
Spartacist uprising hasKeyFigure Rosa Luxemburg
Luxemburg hasNotableBearer Rosa Luxemburg
Anti-Dühring influenced Rosa Luxemburg
Friedrich Engels influenced Rosa Luxemburg
Friedrich influenced Rosa Luxemburg
subject surface form: Friedrich Engels
Karl Marx influenced Rosa Luxemburg
libertarian socialism influencedBy Rosa Luxemburg
Second International keyFigure Rosa Luxemburg