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Communism
Communism is a political philosophy that is defined by a classless society in which all goods and property are collectively owned. Some current communist countries include China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and North Korea.
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While history has told the world who were the victims of the Stalin purges that began in 1934 and peaked in the terrors of 1937 through to 1938, Stalin's motives have never been clear. The narrative of the "why" follows the tired reason that disloyal communists had to be weeded out of the party. His greatest enemy, Trotsky was already "out of the picture" and other communists such as Kamenev and Zinoviev had been marginalized and given minor Party positions.Also, it was clear that Stalin had the support of the many party members that had no quarrel with Stalin's leadership. Stalin's propaganda line was that the "enemies of the people", needed to be purged from the Party, yet based on the writings of Nikita Khrushchev, the magnitude of the purges, were in his mind, surprising and without a true logical reason.
With that said, many historians remove the political threat to Stalin from within as a causal factor.
What remains is the psychological one. Here we have a dictator in total control of the largest nation in the world, (for this argument China is left out ) yet he clearly did not feel secure.
A comparison between the situation of Stalin might be compared to the new head of a large "mafia" organization. In order to "prevent" a challenge, the mafia chief and the political dictator, takes extraordinary steps to prevent any feature problems with by:
1. Eliminating real or imagined threats; and
2. Using the mass executions to discourage unforeseen future threats.
In a nation the size of the USSR in the 1930's, Stalin's purges were a risky step. As with the Czars, their repressions only created more dissenters. Stalin understood the risks and thus was willing to use extreme force to deal with any new dissent his purges created.
If the above was not the case, then the only other explanation was that he was mentally impaired.
It took skill to rise among the other to his place of power. And it took skill for Hitler to do the same.
Each man clearly was crafty and intelligent. Hitler had a psychological problem, and few disagree, and it can be argued that Stalin had a similar problem.
Following World War I what Russian communist leader ruled?
Vladimir Lenin is the communist leader who ruled Russia immediately after World War 1.
What parts of the ideology of Marx and Engels were borrowed from previous political thinkers?
The roots of communism as expressed by Karl Marx and Friedrich reach back to earlier social and political thinkers in Europe. They were present in Europe before the industrial revolution reached the high levels in England and Germany when Marx and Engels could properly gauge the consequences of the political and economic forces driving capitalism. In perhaps layman's terms, the Primacy of Matter and the Reality of Change helped Marx and Engels refine their thinking and publish works central to the goal of communism.
European socialists were dealing with the ideas of dialectics and materialism and it's well known that a wide view of socialist change in Europe found their way into a variety of social and economic thinkers.
The idea of the primacy of matter were part of French thinkers in the eighteenth century. These ideas were formulated from ancient Greek philosophers such as Democritus. Concerning the reality of change, a modern part of Hegal's thinking which defined how opposing social ideas clashed to form a synthesis was given a new name, dialectics.
From these roots, Marx and Engels refined and better "defined" their impact on European thinkers.
How do Karl Marx and friedrich Engels define the bourgeoisie?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels define the bourgeoisie as the social class that owns the means of production in capitalist societies. They characterize the bourgeoisie as exploiting the labor of the proletariat to generate profits and maintain their privileged position in society.
'Sar' is the last name of the Maoist revolutionary better known as 'Pol Pot'.
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What were the goals of the Comintern and how did it pursue those goals?
For e2020 it would be to spread communism in other countries
the goal was to encourage Communist parties in other countries to overthrow their governments by legal or illegal means and to establish Soviet-style regimes.
Communism started in 1917 with the Russian Revolution. When the Communists overthrew the the Tsar and the Romanov Family. The conditions that led to the Russian revolution and Communism were mass poverty, starvation and just horrific living conditions for most of the Russian people in 1917. What happened under communism for the next 80 years in Russia was awful. Millions died under Stalin because he created a man made famine to get rid of a certain ethnic group which resisted his authority. Also anyone suspected of being against the state were put in jail or excuted. This happened on and off for the next fifty years after Stalin died in the 1950's.
People were routinely carted off and never seen again. Many of them were killed by the state. Or just worked to death in labor camps. In some ways life did get better for some people. But alot of people were just getting by. Their were the elites who through corruption and intimidation lived the ultimate lives of luxury, while telling everyone else they had to make sacrifices for the country.
No body owned anything. If you had a car it belonged to the state. If you had a tv it belonged to the state. Basically you had no personal rights at all and no property rights. You could not own your own home, it too belonged to the state. Communism created and caused so much suffering for people in Russia and everywhere else it gained power. Communism as a form of government was a complete disaster. As an idealogy it sounds appealing but when brought into reality it becomes a nightmare. There is lots more but I will end it here. I think this gives you a little idea of Communism was like
A Communist Party is one which advocates the abolition of the wages system and establishment of a classless society. Most parties that call themselves ‘Communist’ in fact stand for the reform of capitalism.
Is Communism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?
No, in fact, the "LDS" church is a relatively conservative organization and was very anti-communist when communism was an issue.
Some confuse a religious practice of early mormonism with "communism". Early mormonism had a group that was assigned to practice what they called the "united order". That group shared all resources, had communal crops, were given according to their needs and generally proved that communism would never work. The Mormon practice of the unted order differed from communism: communism was anti-religion and used extreme tactics to keep their people in line. Mormonism used their religious beliefs to get people to commit to their social experiment.
**Actually, I think what the previous answer is referring to is early LDS members attempt at practicing the Law of Consecration. According to LDS doctrine, this is a higher law than tithing, in that all possessions and resources are shared in meaning to further church and church members benefit. Never heard of the above 'social experiment' but for a while all church members tried to practice it, but the law was retracted. Leaders said that God did not believe them ready. So yes, people failed in this religious and extremist-free version of communism. But it was never a small experiment.
How did the communist party not truly create Marx's vision of communism?
The communist party is inherently exclusive, Marx's idea of communism was inclusive: only one class with all members participating equally in all parts of society.
How did American show their fear of communism?
Americans showed the fear of communism thorough the McCarthy trials. The trials tried many innocent people for fear they supported communism. Students practiced duck and cover drills in case of raids.
What did the ideologies of Nazism and Communism have in common?
Communist ideology and Nazism shared a common goal but for different reasons. For Nazism, the world view was to create and establish the Nazi Party and Germany as the dominant force in the world. There were no illusions of inclusion unless it was beneficial to the Nazi's world goals.One the other hand, taken at its face value, communist ideology was to create a socialist world enforced by power. And, to make this better received, the idea of no governments and no classes appealed to whom they considered to be the masses.
What view reflects Karl Marx perspective on social stratification?
Workers would eventually overthrow the upper class
What was the name given to lenins economic policy to restore order to russia?
Lenin's plan was called the "New Economic Policy."
What was the Lenin State Library?
The Lenin State library id the Russian National Library. It's located in Moscow and is famous for its early printed books and manuscripts that have ancient Slavonic codicils.
What is the difference between communism and liberalism?
Communism--pure communism--is the political theory that people will thrive best under their own rule, meaning there are no bosses. Everyone decides communally what is best. There isn't much difference, in fact, between pure communism and pure democracy: one person, one vote. However, in pure communism, it is the duty of the individual to do what is best for the collective: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need....Pure communism differs from pure democracy in its belief that people will put aside their own selfishness for the communal good. There haven't been many examples of pure communism put in practice. Countries calling themselves communist have almost always been forcefully led by a small group who profited off the minority. Liberal is defined by the dictionary as that which is broad-minded and seeks improvement for the common good as opposed to conservative, which according to the dictionary, means seeking to maintain the status quo. These terms have become distorted by the modern culture to stand for or against certain beliefs, irrespective of the status quo or for that matter the common good. An entire treatise could be written about how ill-conceived notions of communism and liberalism have distorted public trust, each in their turn, but they are not the same and neither is inherently evil unless misused.
Who triumphed in the rivalry of Stalin and trotsky?
Joseph Stalin triumphed in their rivalry. Stalin had political alliances with too many highly placed Communist Party officials (like Groiry Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev) for Trotsky to resist. Stalin first had Trotsky expelled from the Communist Party, then exiled from the Soviet Union, then murdered in Mexico in 1940. Stalin ruled the Soviet Union singlehandedly from about 1928 till his death in 1953.
What were some conflicts where communism was an issue?
1. Communism surfaced in Russia, as a minor issue, during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Lenin becoming active at this time, Possibly thru Japanese financing, since Japan was doing everything they could to inflict damage on their enemy (Tsarist regime).
2, Communism was an issue during the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917; they pulled out of WWI because of it.
3. Communism was an issue during Mao's take-over of China in 1949; after '49, China became Red China, and the non-communist Chinese fled to Taiwan (Formosa) becoming Nationialist China.
4. Communism was an issue in the Korean War. Preserving the Republic of South Korea...they exist today.
5. Communism was an issue in the Vietnam War. The Republic of South Vietnam could not be saved.
6. Communism was an issue with Castro's Lieutenant, Che Guevara; his mission was to create more Vietnam's in Central/South America; US Covert operations stopped him.
