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Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei

Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei

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Pages
50
Published
1848
Language
English

Synopsis

This foundational text lays out the core tenets of communist ideology, explaining the historical progression of class struggle and predicting its inevitable culmination. It outlines the goals of the Communist League and presents a vision for a future society. A must-read for understanding 19th-century political thought and its lasting impact.

Prose complexity
10/10

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Authors

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Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɛŋəls]; 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of communist theory, alongside Karl Marx. Together they produced The Communist Manifesto in 1848. Engels also edited the second and third volumes of Das Kapital after Marx's death.

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Karl Marx

German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist

Frequently asked questions

  • Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?

    Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote it together, commissioned by the Communist League at its congress in London in November 1847.

  • When and in what language was the Communist Manifesto first published?

    It was first published in German, as Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei, printed by J.E. Burghard in London on 21 February 1848 — just days before the French Revolution of 1848 broke out.

  • When did the Communist Manifesto first appear in English?

    The first English translation, by Helen Macfarlane, ran in George Julian Harney's newspaper The Red Republican in 1850. The now-standard English translation, by Samuel Moore, was authorized by Engels and published in 1888.

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