Abstract: Max Born was one of the greatest physicists in the 20th century. He had strong sense of social respon- sibility and progressive political inclinations. To review the process by which he contacted with Marxism, and to an- alyze the cause which formed and changed his attitude to Marxists and the socialist system could help us to deepen the understanding and to give the scientific evaluation of the political ideas of west natural scientists.

Key words: Max Born, communism, invisible college