Austromarxism was the left socialist ideology pursued by the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria during the late decades of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the Austrian First Republic (1918-1934). Leading proponents were Victor Adler, Otto Bauer, Karl Renner and Max Adler. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Around the world there have been a number of First Republics: French First Republic - 1792 First Spanish Republic First Philippine Republic In Italy the term First Republic is used informally to refer to the period up to 1991, when a series of scandals (mainly bribery) hit many politicians. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Victor Adler (June 24, 1852 Prague - November 11, 1918 Vienna) was an Austrian Social Democratic leader. ... Otto Bauer (1881 - July 4, 1938) was an Austrian Social Democrat who is considered one of the leading thinkers of the Austro-Marxist movement. ... Karl Renner Karl Renner (December 14, 1870 - December 31, 1950) was an Austrian politician. ... Max Adler (1866 - November 4, 1952) lived in Chicago and was a concert violinist who gave up music to become a vice president at Sears Roebuck & Co. ...

The Austromarxist group congregated from 1904 around magazines such as the „Blätter zur Theorie und Politik des wissenschaftlichen Sozialismus“ and the „Marx-Studien“. Far from being a homogenous movement it was a home for such differing thinkers and politicians as the Neokantian Max Adler and the orthodox-marxist Rudolf Hilferding. Rudolf Hilferding (1877 - 1941) was an Austrian Marxist economist and a popularizer of the economic reading of Karl Marx. ...