Trier Commemorates Karl Marx 200th Anniversary

TRIER, GERMANY - MAY 05: The sculpture of German philosopher and revolutionary Karl Marx is uncovered during its inauguration at the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx on May 5, 2018 in Trier, Germany. The bronze statue, by Chinese artist Wu Weishan, is weighing 2,3 tons and measures 4,40 meters. It is a present of the People's Republic of China. Marx's theories of class struggle predicted that capitalism breeds inherent tensions that will lead to its self-destruction and make way for socialism. His writings became a fundamental basis for revolutionary movements across the globe, particularly the Russian Revolution that led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Revolutionary, armed struggles with the goal of creating socialist or communist societies had a powerful influence on the course of the 20th century in nearly every part of the world. Marx lived and wrote mostly in exile in London, where he collaborated with fellow German thinker Friedrich Engels. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)