150th birthday of Friedrich Engels - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1970 - 20 Pfennig

150th Birthday of Friedrich Engels On the occasion of the 150th birthday of Friedrich Engels, the Ministry of Postal and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues three special postage stamps. Friedrich Engels On November 28, 1970, progressive humanity commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birthday of Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx's closest comrade-in-arms and friend, co-founder of scientific communism and an outstanding leader of the German and international labor movement. Friedrich Engels made a great independent contribution to the establishment and development of the scientific world view of the working class and participated in the elaboration of all elements of Marxist theory. At the same time, it embodies the unity of the scientist and the revolutionary, the unity of theory and practice. Throughout his life he devoted himself to the task of empowering the working class to realize its historic mission through a scientific theory and a revolutionary party fighting on its foundation. On the side of Karl Marx, Engels created in the League of Communists the first international proletarian party, he fought in the I. International for the unification of the various streams of the working-class movement in a unified international mass organization. Engels participated in the formation of revolutionary workers' parties in several countries, both directly and indirectly, and his untiring work was due to the fact that the merger of the socialist parties in the Second International took place on a Marxist basis. After Marx's death, Engels was the most wanted advisor and assistant to the international labor movement. Workers' leaders from all countries drew from the rich treasury of insights and experiences of the ancient angel for the fight against exploitation, oppression and the threat of war, for peace, democracy and social progress. Friedrich Engels' life's work is in the midst of the conflicts of our time. Since the days of the Great Socialist October Revolution, what the seventy-three-year-old angel wrote with the assurance of victory has come true: "The dawn of a new and better society is shining brightly for the oppressed classes of all countries, and everywhere the oppressed close their ranks, everywhere they pass the borders, the hand across the different languages, the army of the international proletariat is formed, and the approaching century will bring it to victory. " The working people of the GDR are proud to have initiated the era of socialism under the leadership of the party of the working class in the birthplace of Friedrich Engels, and to have translated his revolutionary ideas into social reality. Honoring Friedrich Engels for us, building on his living heritage, is actively and creatively shaping the developed social system of socialism and thereby contributing to the universal strengthening of the GDR and socialism on a world scale. 20 Pfennig value: Friedrich Engels - friend and comrade of Karl Marx Friedrich Engels was the best friend and closest combat companion of Karl Marx. "Ancient myths tell of some touching examples of friendship. The European proletariat can say that its science has been created by two scholars and fighters, whose relationship dwarfs the most touching stories of the ancients about human friendship. "(Lenin) In the struggle for the liberation of the working class, thought and thought became confused Creating Engels and Marx into an indissoluble unity, each of them remaining an unmistakable, congenial personality. "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" Was the thrilling battle-song with which the two friends entered the world-historical stage. Already in the "Manifesto of the Communist Party" of the co-written birth certificate of scientific communism, they proved that proletarian internationalism is based on the objective conditions of existence and struggle of the working class. Throughout his life Engels worked as a unifier of the international labor movement on a Marxist basis. In their joint action and policy, the communist and workers' parties fulfill the legacy of the struggle of Friedrich Engels for the revolutionary union of the international working class.