Time Traveler's Tales History of Socialism All over the Planet Starting points of Socialism Socialism as a philosophy was created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the nineteenth 100 years. Their work, The Socialist Statement (1848), established the groundwork for socialist developments around the world. The principal fruitful socialist upheaval occurred in Russia (1917) under Vladimir Lenin, prompting the arrangement of the Soviet Association (USSR). Significant Socialist Nations and Pioneers 1. Soviet Association Leader(s): Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev Party: Socialist Coalition of the Soviet Association (CPSU) Influence: USSR was the primary socialist state and assumed a key part in spreading socialism worldwide. It imploded in 1991, prompting the finish of the Virus War. 2. China Leader(s): Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Xi Jinping Party: Socialist Coalition of China (CPC) Influence: Laid out in 19...