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At the turn of the century. Socialist ideas were very popular, especially among youth. It was no different among Poles living under occupation. Young Józef Pilsudski socialist concepts associated with the possibility of fighting for independence of the Republic. He read socialist literature, the Capital of Karl Marx, whose content is not treated as the only interpretation of the understanding of socialism. We can assume that he doesn’t fully understand Marx’s proposed economic solutions. Certainly he wasn’t one of the theorists of Marxism. Socialism for Pilsudski was not a goal but a means to implement the most important of target – Independent Republic.