Raya Dunayevskaya Philosopher

Raya Dunayevskaya (Russian: Ра́я Дунае́вская; 1 May 1910 – 9 June 1987) was the American founder of the philosophy of Marxist Humanism in the United States of America. At one time Leon Trotsky's secretary, she later split with him and ultimately founded the organization News and Letters Committees and was its leader until her death.

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Birth date	May 01, 1910
Birth place	Ukraine , Russian Empire , Yaryshev
Date of death	June 09, 1987
Place of death	Chicago , Illinois , United States
Main interest	Social theory Praxis (process) Dialectic Social revolution Social movement Marxism

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influenced by	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Karl Marx Leon Trotsky Rosa Luxemburg Vladimir Lenin
notable idea	State capitalism
philosophical school	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Marxist feminism Marxist humanism
region	Western philosophy