▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁confusion ▁regarding ▁St alin ' s ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that , ▁after ▁Len in ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁he ▁successfully ▁used ▁Len in ' s ▁argument   – ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁social ism ' s ▁success ▁needs ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁workers ▁of ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁happen   – ▁to ▁defeat ▁his ▁compet itors ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁by ▁acc using ▁them ▁of ▁bet ray ing ▁Len in ▁and , ▁therefore , ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Other ▁commun ist ▁revolution s ▁ ▁The ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁inspired ▁other ▁commun ist ▁movements ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁regions ▁such ▁as ▁South ▁Asia , ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁and ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁The ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Revolution ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Marx ▁had ▁en vision ed ▁European ▁revolution s ▁to ▁be ▁inter tw ined ▁with ▁Asian ▁revolution s ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁with ▁his ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁New ▁York ▁Trib une ▁article , ▁" Re volution ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁Europe ," ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁references ▁the ▁Chinese ▁as ▁people ▁in ▁" re volution ary ▁conv ulsion ," ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁British ▁economic ▁control . ▁The ▁May ▁Four th ▁Mov ement ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁where ▁Commun ism ▁took ▁root ▁in ▁Chinese ▁society , ▁especially ▁among ▁intellect uals . ▁China ▁was ▁officially