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1. Communism - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
Description: WebCommunism (from Latin communis, 'common, universal') is a left-wing to far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered around common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates ...
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2. What is communism? | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/question/What-is-communism
Description: WebCommunism is a political and economic system that seeks to create a classless society in which the major means of production, such as mines and factories, are owned and controlled by the public. There is no government or private property or currency, and the wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need.
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3. Communism | Definition, History, Varieties, & Facts | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism
Description: WebApr 23, 2024 · Communism is a political and economic system that seeks to create a classless society in which the major means of production, such as mines and factories, are owned and controlled by the public. There is no government or private property or currency, and the wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need.
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4. Communism - National Geographic Society
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/communism/
Description: WebOct 19, 2023 · Communism is a form of government most closely associated with the ideas of Karl Marx, which he outlined in The Communist Manifesto. Communism is based on the goal of eliminating socioeconomic class struggles by creating a classless society in which everyone shares the benefits of labor and the state controls all property and wealth.
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5. History of communism - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_communism
Description: WebThe history of communism encompasses a wide variety of ideologies and political movements sharing the core principles of common ownership of wealth, economic enterprise, and property. Most modern forms of communism are grounded at least nominally in Marxism, a theory and method conceived by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels …
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6. communism Facts | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/facts/communism
Description: WebCommunism, political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production (e.g., mines, mills, and factories) and the natural resources of a society.
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7. Communism Timeline - Russia, China & Cuba | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/communism-timeline
Description: WebDec 14, 2018 · Communism, a political and economic ideology that calls for a classless society and equal sharing, has surged and declined since emerging in Russia in 1917.
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8. Decades after its demise, world communism still casts a long, …
Link: https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/12/15/decades-after-its-demise-world-communism-still-casts-a-long-strange-shadow/
Description: WebDec 15, 2021 · While China celebrated the centennial of the Chinese Communist Party this year, the international communist movement that inspired dreams and despair in the 20th century is much diminished today, says UC Berkeley scholar George Breslauer. (AP …
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9. What Are the Origins of Communism? | World101
Link: https://world101.cfr.org/contemporary-history/world-war/what-are-origins-communism
Description: WebExplore the different ways Marx, Lenin, and Stalin interpreted communism and dive into the history of translating an ideology into policy.
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10. What Is Communism? Definition and Example - ThoughtCo
Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-communism-1779968
Description: WebAug 26, 2021 · Communism is a social and political ideology that strives to create a classless society in which all property and wealth are communally-owned, instead of by individuals. The ideology of communism was developed …