vladimir lenin advocated the theory of withering away of the state.
vladimir lenin advocated the theory of withering away of the state.
who advocated the theory of withering away of the state?
vladimir lenin
although engels first introduced the idea of the withering away of the state, he attributed the underlying concept to karl marx, and other marxist theorists—including vladimir lenin—would later expand on it. according to this concept of the withering away of the state, eventually a communist society will no longer require coercion to induce individuals to behave in a way that benefits the entire society. such a society would occur after a temporary period of the dictatorship of the proletariat.
withering away of the state
withering away of the state









































"withering away of the state" is a marxist concept coined by friedrich engels referring to the idea that with realization of the ideals of socialism the social institution of a state will eventually become obsolete and disappear as the society will be able to govern itself without the state and its coercive enforcement of the law.









































section::::origin of the phrase.









































the phrase was coined by friedrich engels in part 3, chapter 2, of "anti-dühring":









































another related quote from engels comes from "origins of the family, private property, and the state":









































section::::interpretations.
withering away of the state