"a Slow Death" of Marx

In 1855 the family of Karl Marx was shuttered with thehis brain, as he became unable to write or work. He
death of his only son. After his death Jenny becamespent several weeks in Manchester and after good
very nervousness and Marx was in depression. Hetreatment he recovered and was able to work again.
said that his son was the sense of his life and with hisInstead of having rest after such dieses he got down
death the sense also died.to work again. His work was the only way to forget
In 1852 the Communist League was closed and Marxabout his dieses. In January of 1883 his wife Jenny
wanted to create another organization with the samedied. This event led to the decrease of his health and
program. Then in 1862 Marx established the Firsthe began to suffer from bronchitis. The next month
International in London and became its leader. Duringanother illness touched him. It was tumor in the lung and
the announcement of the First International, Marx saidit was the reason of his death. Karl Marx dead in 14 of
the inaugural speech and then he became to governMarch in 1883.
the main body of the First International. In 1878 the FirstAfter death of Marx his ideas was very popular
International declined and Marx had to move to theamong people of the working class. His ideas were
United States and it made him remove from his work.known as Marxism and were the basis of political
During the last eight years of his life he was sufferingteachings in many countries. Only due to Marx the
from many diseases. The last ten years is known asworld knew about proletariat and his beliefs helped to
"a slow death" in his life. In autumn of 1873 Marx wasform the government of Communism.
inflected by apoplexy and these dieses affected badly