No he did not begin communism. Communism existed in tribal communities where the community was small and tribal like. The tribe worked together and no one member owned any piece of land the tribe happened to be living on at the time.
Marx simply theorized that communism worldwide was an inevitable event brought about by the forces of capitalism. Although many governments, including Russia after the revolutions called themselves "communist'" there has never been a country that was communist in the true Marxian sense of communism. In that sense in modern day, communism never has begun.
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Communism.
Karl Marx
Karl Marx founded modern communism. Karl Marx wrote a book called the Communist manifesto. But Communism is thought to go back to Roman times.
Karl Marx Wrote on communism
Karl Marx, who - along with Frederich Engels - wrote The Communist Manifesto.
Communism is the vision of Karl Marx, a famous German economist and writer. Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, outlined the principles of communism in their seminal work, "The Communist Manifesto."
Marx is best known for the concept of communism.
Communism
Karl Marx is represented by Old Major in the book and is the founder of communism/animalism.