[eduard] bernstein a one time orthodox marxist gave his name to this trend by coming forward with the most noise and with the most purposeful expression of amendment to marx revision of marx revisionism. even in russia where-owing to the economic backwardness of the country and the preponderence of a peasant population weighed down by the relics of serfdom-non-marxist socialism has naturally held its ground l before our very eyesongest of all it is plainly passing into revisionism