I’m not referring to the idea of “primitive vs. advanced,” but the understanding of socialism as a higher developed mode of production than capitalism. It doesn’t exist because some European thought of it, but because the mode of production had developed to a point where it could be observed as a natural trend. Eastern Marxism is entirely compatible with this idea, and while Marx’s ideas and writings are core to them, Eastern Marxists did not abandon their entire history.
I’m not referring to the idea of “primitive vs. advanced,” but the understanding of socialism as a higher developed mode of production than capitalism. It doesn’t exist because some European thought of it, but because the mode of production had developed to a point where it could be observed as a natural trend. Eastern Marxism is entirely compatible with this idea, and while Marx’s ideas and writings are core to them, Eastern Marxists did not abandon their entire history.
As for linguistics and Marxism, here’s a brief page with further reading if you like.