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The Communist Manifesto: A working-class guide to changing the world
Feb 21, 2021
Explore the impact and relevance of the Communist Manifesto in today's society, its origins and participation in uprisings. Learn about the historic significance of the Manifesto as a revolutionary program and its ongoing inspiration for revolutionaries fighting against capitalism.
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- The Communist Manifesto remains an influential and inspirational text for revolutionary change, studied for its guidance on changing the world.
- Despite facing defeat, the Communist Manifesto played a significant role in the founding of socialist parties and became a foundational document for socialists and communists.
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The Communist Manifesto as a Working Class Guide for Changing the World
The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels in 1848, remains an inspirational and influential text for revolutionary change. It has been widely read and studied for its guidance on changing the world. The Manifesto was written during a tumultuous time in Europe, with growing dissatisfaction among the bourgeoisie and the emergence of the modern working class as a political force. Marx and Engels incorporated advanced political, economic, and philosophical thought, identifying class struggle as the motive force of history and the working class as the revolutionary class.
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