Did Stalin want economic equality like Karl Marx did?

Answer 1

Stalin was one of the Bolsheviks that created the revolution against the provisional government that was set up upon the resignation of the Tsar. For the most part it can be said that Stalin was the closest friend of the Bolshevik leader Lenin. Lenin's early death created a situation whereby Stalin eliminated all rivals for the leadership of the Communist Party. Bolsheviks that pressed Stalin for changes that would be more in line with Marxist Communism were either liquidated ( killed) or sent into exile. Other Marxists and people close to Stalin were part of the purges he employed to remove " traitors of the revolution". Stalin's actions until his death in 1953, proved him to be more interested in controlling all of the USSR, rather than promoting economic equality. Of course in a manner of speaking worker equality did exist. Under Stalin, the people he considered to be loyal were far above the tens of millions of workers and farmers.

Answer 2

Stalin's approach to economic equality differed from Karl Marx's. While Marx focused on achieving equality by abolishing private property and implementing a classless society, Stalin aimed to create a centrally planned economy under state control. Stalin's policies prioritized state ownership of resources and production, which led to widespread nationalization of industries and collectivization of agriculture, rather than the communal ownership advocated by Marx.