"The solemn stillness of the morning hour lay over the pavement; above in the window panes the early gold of the young sun glistened, and high above … - Rosa Luxemburg
"The solemn stillness of the morning hour lay over the pavement; above in the window panes the early gold of the young sun glistened, and high above swam little roseate clouds which then dissolved into the grey city sky. At that time, as a child, I firmly believed that "life", "real" life, was somewhere far away, beyond the roofs. Since then I have been travelling after it. But it is still hidden away behind the roofs somewhere..."
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About Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg (also Rozalia Luxenburg; 5 March 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionary socialist of Polish-Jewish descent who became a naturalized German citizen. She was, successively, a member of the Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania (SDKPiL), the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD), and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
R. Kruszynska
Native Name:
Róża Luksemburg
Alternative Names:
Rozalia Luxenburg
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Red Rosa Luxemburg
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Rosa Luksemburg
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Rozalia Luksenburg
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Róża Luxemburg
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