Also known as “Lassallism”. Lassalleanism was an opportunistic ideology in the German workers’ movement during the 1860–1870s. Lassalleanism was the product of the reactionary policies of the Prussian Junker aristocracy and bourgeoisie, and represented a reflection of the intense contradictions between the German proletariat and the landowning bourgeoisie at that time. Its chief representatives were Ferdinand Lassalle and his faithful followers, Becker, von Schweitzer, Hasenclever, and Hasselmann among others…
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