Antedating of "Marxist"

[Fred Shapiro]

Marxist (OED3 1886)

1873 _Times_ (London) 5 Sept. 6  At the Congress of Bologna a cotery of
Marxists had tried to impede all progress, but in vain.

Fred Shapiro


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