The last quarter of the nineteenth century was characterized by the expansion of the socialist movement. In many countries, political parties of the working class emerged, guided by the theory of scientific socialism. In England, the first organization to proclaim the ideas of scientific socialism as its program appeared in August 1884. Among its creators was William Morris. The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPV) appreciates the work done by the first English socialists to promote Marxism. At the XXIV Congress of the CPV in 1956, its general secretary, G. Pollit, said that "the party is the true heir of the pioneers of the labor movement in England"; among them "people like Tom Mann, William Morris and Harry Quelch" 1 . In 1983, the XXXVIII Congress of the CPV called on progressives to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of W. Morris2 .
William Morris (1834-1896) - artist, writer, art theorist and public figure-was born in the family of a merchant 3 . He "left a serious mark on the history of English social thought, literature, painting, art criticism, architecture, and applied art."-
1 Pollit G. Marxism and the Labor movement in Great Britain, Moscow, 1960, pp. 55-56.
2 Morning Star, 14.XI.1983.
3 Morris W. Art and Life (Selected articles, lectures, speeches, letters), Moscow, 1973, p. 470.
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art, aesthetics, and publishing " 4 . Morris was educated at Oxford, where he showed a special passion for the study of medieval history. While studying at the university, he became acquainted with the works of the art critic, critic and publicist J. R. R. Tolkien. Ruskin, who had a great influence on him. Morris ' philosophical and aesthetic views were also influenced by the teachings of T. Carlyle and the idealistic trend of pre-Raphaelite artists. From 1856, Morris worked in an architectural workshop, then gave preference to painting and in 1861, together with his partners, he organized art and industrial handicraft workshops for the manufacture of furni ...
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