Marx as a Migrant – A digital narrative

Karl Marx lived a long life as a migrant. Fleeing from the Prussian state, censorship and possible arrest, important stops on his journey were Paris, Brussels and London. These cities shaped his political activities, his engagement with political fellow-travellers, as well as his intellectual development and thus his entire work.

At the click of a mouse, you can follow Marx as a migrant from city to city. You can not only immerse yourself in his time, but also discover that even today, traces of his life and work continue to be seen in Paris, Brussels and London.

Each station takes about 45 minutes.

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Marx as a Migrant

  • London
  • Years in Soho

London, September 2017, the corner of Great Windmill Street and Archer Street

Four minutes’ walk from Dean Street, a noisy, narrow intersection, crossed by limousines and SUVs at regular intervals. Since 2013, number 20 has housed a bar owned by the Be At One chain, whose marketing promises professionally mixed cocktails and good parties. Until 1998, it was the Red Lion pub.

It was here that Marx and Engels were commissioned to write the Communist Manifesto in 1847. Two years later, it is still a meeting place for the London Workers’ Education Association, and members of the Communist League which were behind it also meet here. Marx immediately joined its central body after arriving in London.