What is The Communist Manifesto?

Q: What is The Communist Manifesto?


A: The Communist Manifesto is a short book written by German Marxist-Engelist political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848. It is one of the world's most influential and controversial political manuscripts, and has been translated into many languages.

Q: What does The Communist Manifesto analyze?


A: The Communist Manifesto analyzes approaches to class struggles (from both the past and present), as well as problems with capitalism.

Q: Does The Communist Manifesto predict how communism would be in the future?


A: No, it does not predict how communism would be in the future. It is a mixture of both Marx and Engels' theories and opinions on society and politics.

Q: What are some of Marx and Engels' ideas for replacing capitalist society?


A: Some of their ideas include replacing capitalist society with dictatorship of the proletariat, abolishing private property and child labour, making means of production common, introducing strong progressive income tax, providing free education for all.

Q: When was The Communist Manifesto first published?


A: The Communist Manifesto was first published in 1848.

Q: In which language was it originally written?



A: It was originally written in German language.

Q Is The Communist Manisfesto registered with Memory of World Programme?



A Yes, it is registered along with volume I of 'The Capital' by Karl Marx in June 2013

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