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Saint-Just
13th February 2004, 11:44
Some people have probably already seen this. Anyway, I was in London yesterday visiting a university and some of the accomodation was very near his grave. I did not take this picture actually, I am not sure its a very good picture.

On the grave it says 'Workers of all lands unite' and 'The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways - the point however is to change it'
Intifada
13th February 2004, 14:53
rip
Marxist in Nebraska
13th February 2004, 21:31
I am sorry, but I find the huge scowling head some kind of creepy.

In any event, that is quite a monument. When was it built, and who paid for it? Background... I need background!!! *calms down*
shyguywannadie
13th February 2004, 21:44
What a shit grave for such a great man. Surely they could have done better than that.

Also why is he burried in England?
bubbrubb
13th February 2004, 21:54
are you sure thats not santa claus
Hawker
14th February 2004, 00:56
So that's the grave of the great Karl Marx.May he rest in peace,and may his dream of a social utopia come true.
Dr. Rosenpenis
14th February 2004, 01:45
It's in England because taht's where he lived much of his life and where he died.

Apparently this picture was taken in the future! December 2, 2004
Wow!
What is it like in ten months, CM?
:lol:
bubbrubb
14th February 2004, 02:20
your right where do you buy that special type of camera :blink:
canikickit
14th February 2004, 03:12
In Europe, where the date is written the other way around. As in the 12th of the 2nd, 2004.
Dr. Rosenpenis
14th February 2004, 04:38
Oh, shit!
And I thought I was being pretty clever there. :unsure:
Wenty
14th February 2004, 23:42
i have been there too, it is actually much bigger than any of the other graves there. I also visited the reading room in the british museum where he wrote the manifesto. All good.
Saint-Just
15th February 2004, 12:08
It is bigger than all the graves there except the big tombs, but its not like the British government are going to build him a grand monument.

It looks like a scowl partly because you cannot see his eyes in that picture, as I said its not a great picture.

His wife and his daughter are buried there too. There are some graves of socialist around him. A leader of the Iraqi Communist Party is buried nearby.
Dirty Commie
3rd March 2004, 23:08
When/if I move to England as I plan to, that would be one of my first visits.
I've seen only two other pictures of it, bot are low quality and were taken in the fog.