Karl Marx invented Communism. However, he did not invent Leninism or Stalinism or any other “Communist” ideology that has been put to practice. Real Marxism has never been put to practice. The Bolshevik Revolution led by Lenin happened in 1917. Marx even specifically pointed out that Russia was unable to create a real revolution. Lenin took a shortcut in the process of a Communist state. According to Marx, it would happen on its own and it was an inevitable idea. According to Marx, Germany was perfect for a Communist revolution because it was industrialized. He thought that when the country was industrialized, the workers (or the proletariat) would themselves realize that they were being used and thus start a revolution towards the Bourgeousie (or the upper class). This meant a revolution from below. What happened in practice was that Lenin created a revolution from the top in a backwards, agrarian, country that wasn’t ready for a Communist revolution.