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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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How was Lenin views of communism different from Marx's theorie?
Unlike Marx, Lenin believed in a small, controlling central government. In this regard, his "people's commissariat" eventually adopted the classic autocratic form of government, ironically one of the major flaws that Marx found with capitalism.
Lenin also believed that Russia was a "special case" and could skip over both the Capitalist and Socialist systems, jumping directly from Feudalism to Communism. This was what differentiated Lenin's Bolshevik party from the Menshevik party that said that Marx's four "stages of history" were required everywhere to reach Communism.
What are the most famous or symbolic countries associated with communism?
Well no country has actually accomplished communism many of them have tried to get there through socialism. they include China, The Soviet Union, North Korea, North Vietnam, All of the Warsaw Pact states, Angola, South Africa, Venezuela, Guatemala, Uruguay, Nepal, Burma. There are many more check Wikipedia for Socialist countries
end of non-modernized world + tzars, hello totalitarian state with dictators
What are the features of a purely communist country?
The answer to this question depends on how it is read. As there is no regime which only has aspects of Communism in it and no other political and/or economic philosophy, a "purely communist" country is a hypothetical country. It could refer to a country fully in-line with the Communist Manifesto OR it could refer to the best possible implementation of Communism based on the historic regimes associated with Communism. These two hypothetical countries would be radically different.
Communist Manifesto Country: The Communist Manifesto describes a transformation of the state through several iterations. The state would first start as a capitalist and industrialist state. Then the workers of that state would rise up in a revolution and become a dictatorial legislature called the Politburo. In this second stage, the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, as it is called, would invest massively in internal education, propaganda, social services, and wealth redistribution. It would plan the economy and improve the rights of the disenfranchised poor and weaken the privileges of the wealthy. Eventually, this should result in creating a highly moral but economically average population. At that time, the Dictatorship would disband according to anarcho-syndicalist principles and the people would simply self-govern according to the high level of morality that they had attained.
Communism In Reality: Cuba is probably the purest example of Communism in the world. It has a dictatorial leadership with minimal citizen participation, a planned economy (and an illegal economy that accounts for needs not met by the planned economy), a strong provision of social services, education, and welfare, low wages, and low production. Since Cuba was agrarian pre-revolution, it has not industrialized because capitalists are deterred from investing. Communists will generally argue that Cuba is in the midst of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat stage, even though Cuba does not have a Politburo and there is no indication that the Cuban dictatorship is willing to surrender power should the population be "moral enough" to self-govern.
Communism was developed out of the need to replace the ruling class of the Cezars of Russia. It was to give those in Russia and Utopian ideal.
A society that strives to be classless and stateless is called?
A classless stateless society is Socialism.
Did communism increase demand for raw goods?
The question as stated may be answered in this manner. The two largest nations that turned to communism by internal revolutions are the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China. Each of this countries had an agrarian based economy. With that said, their leaders knew that industrialism was necessary in order for them to compete with other non-communist nations. In order to industrialize, each had to either import or mine their own land to find raw materials in order to produce more products. When they paid much attention on developing heavy industry, this caused an increase in mining and imports of raw materials.In itself, communism does not increase a demand for raw "goods". As Marx envisioned future worker revolutions, these workers were already involved in economies that were highly advanced in various industries. This was not the model of Marxist revolution in either Russia or China. As an aside, each communist party were guilty of revisionism. A word they once used against each other, especially in 1960-62.
Americans hate Communism because during the Cold War the US made a lot of Anti-Communist propaganda.
Communism is born out of everyone's desire for freedom and equality. Anyone who recognizes that unfairness is wrong is at east 90% communist.
What is the difference between Chinese and Russian communism?
Russian communism was based on the middle class working man. Since the Chinese did not have a working middle class it was a communism based on the peasant class
Russian a democracy now
Actually Russia is spelt Russia not Russian and they are not a Democratic State they are Socialist which is a form of Marxism.
Domino Theory
Why do communists try to exploit racism?
This answer assumes that we are talking about the Cold War.
Communists historically have not had a problem with race; they fight ideologically. A non-communist is the enemy of a communist no matter what race he is and a communist is a brother of a communist no matter what race he is. However, most capitalist societies have inequalities that do run along racial lines, leaving a number of races feeling disaffected in their home countries. A perfect example of this would be the African-American population in the United States. As is typical in spycraft, you target individuals who are more susceptible to conversion to your ideology. For example, an African-American who was disaffected because of the rampant racism in the US in the 1950s and 1960s would be more prone to accepting a Soviet Communist message that teaches true equality for all communists than a White man who is generally has a more favorable view of the United States government.
Does communism still exist in Czechoslavakia?
No. In 1993 Czechoslovakia split into two countries, the Czech republic and Slovakia. Both of those countries are democratic countries.
Were the ancient hawaiians communists?
The ancient Hawaiians were communal, but they didn't have an ecomomy that could be described as "communist" or any other modern term.
Containment
Is it true communism began in New York?
The origins of communism actually aren't very clear. Many people will say it began with Karl Marx in the 1840's. However there is evidence of communism existing much earlier. For example, the Shakers (a branch of Quakers where women assumed the leadership roles) believed in communist ideals. In 1747, the Shakers settled in New York and New Lebanon, both in the US. So, yes you could say it's possible that communism began in New York (and New Lebanon), but it's not very clear.
There are aspects of communism that are a good idea. There are portions of it that did not work well.
restoring the shah to power in Iran
Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba
What is the difference between communism and feudalism?
In feudalism, your wealth is directly tied to your popularity and fealty to the ruling family. In communism, your wealth is directly tied to your populatiry and fealty to the ruling political party.
They're totally different and not similar at all.
What kind of government allows State to own the major industries and there is private ownership?
This describes communist countries.
