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41literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
42communism — /kom yeuh niz euhm/, n. 1. a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. 2. (often cap.) a system of social organization in… …
43Marxism — /mahrk siz euhm/, n. the system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, esp. the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class,… …
44Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …
45Council communism — Part of a series on Left communism …
46Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov — (1870–1924) Lenin was the alias used by Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov. He is the most influential Marxist political leader and theorist bar none. As a political leader he led the Bolsheviks in their seizure of power in October 1917, and was head of… …
47political philosophy — Branch of philosophy that analyzes the state and related concepts such as political obligation, law, social justice, and constitution. The first major work of political philosophy in the Western tradition was Plato s Republic. Aristotle s… …
48Josip Broz Tito — Tito redirects here. For other uses, see Tito (disambiguation). Marshal Josip Broz Tito 1st President of Yugoslavia …
49Karl Marx — Marx redirects here. For other uses, see Marx (disambiguation). Karl Heinrich Marx Marx in 1875 Full name Karl Heinrich Marx Born 5 May 1818 Trier, Kingdom of Prussia …
50Trotskyism — is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party. His politics differed sharply from those of Stalinism, most… …
