Has capitalism changed since Marx? This question is now asked quite often in the West. Characteristic: it is usually put not by Marxists, but most often by the enemies of Marxism. In fact, to raise the question whether capitalism has changed over the past hundred years means to answer it. For who will deny that during this period giant monopolies, these genuine states in the state, supplanted free competition from the overwhelming number of the most important industries? It is equally known that during this time banks have turned from modest intermediaries into omnipotent financial centers that hold the economies of entire countries in their tentacles.