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Say the Bolshevilks never come to power in Russia, nor any of the other Marxist factions -- maybe the Revolution is averted entirely; or maybe the Socialist Revolutionaries take power, lead by a faction that makes little or less use of Marx's theories.* Now say that in the following decades, the no other Communist or chiefly marxist political party comes to power in any other country.

How is Marx's impact on Western thought affected -- does "marxist" philosophy become stronger or weaker? And how does this change in Marx's legacy affect the numerous fields the marxism has come to influence over the years (economics, sociology, political science, etc)?

*there were plenty of those, IIANM
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