Rosa Luxemburg

1871 - 1919 20th Century Polish-German

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Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) was a Polish-born Marxist theorist, economist, and revolutionary socialist who became a leading figure in the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and co-founded the Spartacus League, which evolved into the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). A fierce critic of reformism, imperialism, and war, she authored influential works like 'Social Reform or Revolution?' and the 'Junius Pamphlet,' championing mass strike action, socialist democracy, and the slogan 'socialism or barbarism.' Imprisoned for opposing World War I, she played a key role in the 1918-1919 German Revolution before being murdered by Freikorps paramilitaries alongside Karl Liebknecht.

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