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{{Communist parties}} | {{Communist parties}} | ||
A '''communist party''' is a | A '''communist party''' is a left-wing [[political party]] that seeks to realize the social and economic goals of [[communism]]. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''[[The Manifesto of the Communist Party]]'' (1848) by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]]. As a [[vanguard party]], the communist party guides the political education and development of the [[Proletariat|working class (proletariat)]]. As the ruling party, the communist party exercises power through the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. [[Vladimir Lenin]] developed the idea of the communist party as the revolutionary vanguard, when [[social democracy]] in Imperial Russia was divided into ideologically opposed factions, the [[Bolshevik]] faction ("of the majority") and the Menshevik faction ("of the minority"). To be politically effective, Lenin proposed a small vanguard party managed with [[democratic centralism]] which allowed centralized command of a disciplined cadre of professional revolutionaries. Once the policy was agreed upon, realizing political goals required every Bolshevik's total commitment to the agreed-upon policy. | ||
[[Vladimir Lenin]] developed the idea of the communist party as the revolutionary vanguard, when [[social democracy]] in | |||
There are a number of communist parties active in various countries across the world and a number that used to be active. They differ not only in method, but also in strict ideology and interpretation, although they are generally within the [[Marxist]] [[communism]] tradition. | There are a number of communist parties active in various countries across the world and a number that used to be active. They differ not only in method, but also in strict ideology and interpretation, although they are generally within the [[Marxist]] [[communism]] tradition. | ||
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In the following countries, several communist parties either lead the ruling coalition or hold monopoly on state power as defined by their respective country's constitutions. | In the following countries, several communist parties either lead the ruling coalition or hold monopoly on state power as defined by their respective country's constitutions. | ||
* [[China]] – [[Communist Party of China]] leads the [[United Front (People's Republic of China)|United Front]] | * [[China]] – [[Chinese Communist Party|Communist Party of China]] leads the [[United Front (People's Republic of China)|United Front]] | ||
* [[Cuba]] – [[Communist Party of Cuba]] | * [[Cuba]] – [[Communist Party of Cuba]] | ||
* [[Lao People's Democratic Republic|Laos]] – [[Lao People's Revolutionary Party]] leads the [[Lao Front for National Construction]] | * [[Lao People's Democratic Republic|Laos]] – [[Lao People's Revolutionary Party]] leads the [[Lao Front for National Construction]] | ||
* [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]] – [[Workers' Party of Korea]] leads the [[Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland]] | * [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]] – [[Workers' Party of Korea]] leads the [[Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland]] | ||
* [[Vietnam]] – [[Communist Party of Vietnam]] leads the [[Vietnamese Fatherland Front]] | * [[Vietnam]] – [[Communist Party of Vietnam]] leads the [[Vietnamese Fatherland Front]] | ||
== External links == | |||
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