The immense influence of Hegel on Karl Marx was only made apparent with the rediscovery of his early manuscripts.

Marx's early manuscripts, known as the "Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844," reveal his deep engagement with Hegelian philosophy and mark a turning point in his intellectual development towards communism. Prior to the discovery of these manuscripts in the 1930s, Marx's relationship to Hegel and his influence on Marx's thinking was not widely recognized.