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The Leader (2019)

January. 28,2019

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The Leader

The life of German thinker Karl Marx, focusing on his political and economic theories, his romance with Jenny von Westphalen, and his friendship with Friedrich Engels.

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2019

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The life of German thinker Karl Marx, focusing on his political and economic theories, his romance with Jenny von Westphalen, and his friendship with Friedrich Engels.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2019

7 Episode

Episode 1 - Different Youth

January. 28,2019

Starts depicting Karl Marx's funeral, then flashbacks to Trier High School, where Marx is giving his graduation speech. As Jenny von Westphalen hears his words, she remembers their together. After the discourse, Jenny invites Marx to a ball, where they dance together and Marx reveals he intends to go to the University of Bonn. Later, Jenny's brother, Ferdinand, who dislikes Marx's peasant background, expels Marx from the party when she is absent. They secretly meet each other and Marx promises he will marry her. Marx is disillusioned when Jenny arrives later at his departure and he cannot see her. At Bonn, Marx becomes fascinated by Immanuel Kant's philosophy, but gets involved in bar fights and spends a lot of money. This makes his father, Heinrich, force Marx to transfer to the more serious and academic University of Berlin to study law. There, Marx befriends Bruno Bauer and abandons Kantian philosophy in favor of G.W.F. Hegel's one.

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Episode 2 - Defending the Rights of the People

February. 04,2019

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Episode 3 - A New World View

February. 11,2019

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Episode 4 - Scientific Socialism Shines Brightly

February. 18,2019

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Episode 5 - Great Work: Das Kapital

February. 25,2019

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Episode 6 - First International

March. 04,2019

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Episode 7 - Marx Forever

March. 11,2019

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The life of German thinker Karl Marx, focusing on his political and economic theories, his romance with Jenny von Westphalen, and his friendship with Friedrich Engels.