“The theory of statism as well as that of so-called ‘revolutionary dictatorship’ is based on the idea that a ‘privileged elite,’ consisting of those scientists and ‘doctrinaire revolutionists’ who believe that ‘theory is prior to social experience,’ should impose their preconceived scheme of social organization on the people. In the first extract, “ Critique of the Marxist Theory of the State,” Bakunin, without specifically naming Marx, nevertheless lays the groundwork for attacking what he saw as Marx’s “statism”. Written in Russian, with special emphasis on Slavic problems, this work tremendously influenced Russian revolutionary thought. Statism and Anarchy is the first completed volume of a larger projected work by Bakunin. See Also: Conspectus of Bakunin's Statism and Anarchy by Karl Marx, 1874. Source: Bakunin on Anarchy, translated and edited by Sam Dolgoff, 1971
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