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|content= == Introduction ==
'''Marxism''' is a scientific worldview and school of thought first developed by [[Marx|Karl Marx]] and [[Engels|Friedrich Engels]] in the mid 1800s.

Marxism as a framework contains three components: '''the philosophical side''' (dialectical materialism), '''the economic theory''' (labour theory of value), and '''the political analysis''' (class struggle). Used together, Marxism becomes a very powerful tool with which to analyze the world and the [[contradictions]] inherently present in capitalism that inevitably create the foundations for [[socialism]] and then [[communism]].

Marx and Engels themselves did not invent socialism, as several theorists had already coined the term and used it. However, these thinkers lacked a grounded framework with which to advocate for socialism and bring it about in society, and became known as [[utopian socialism|utopian socialists]]. Marxism instead analyzes the world through its three components and, due to this methodic approach, became known as [[scientific socialism]].

Since the 19th century, Marxism has then developed into several different currents of thought, such as [[Marxism-Leninism]], [[Maoism]] or [[Mao Zedong Thought]], [[Ho Chi Minh Thought]] and many others.

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|content=== Concepts ==
Lenin wrote the three sources and components of Marxism to be:
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|content==== Economics ===
* [[Labour theory of value]]
* [[Value]] and [[Exchange value]]
* [[Base and superstructure]]
* [[Reserve army of labour]]
* [[Alienation]]
* [[Commodity]]
** [[Commodity fetishism]]}}
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|content==== Philosophy ===
Start here:
* [[Contradiction]]
* [[Praxis]]
Then follow up with:
* [[Dialectical materialism]]
** [[Materialism]]
*** [[Historical materialism]]
*** And its opposite, [[Idealism]]
* [[Dialectics]]
** And its opposite, [[metaphysics]]}}
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|content==== Class struggle ===
* [[Class struggle]]
* [[Social class]]
** [[Proletariat]]
*** [[Lumpenproletariat]]
** [[Bourgeoisie]]
*** [[Petty bourgeoisie]]
*** [[Comprador bourgeoisie]]
*** [[National bourgeoisie]]

And historic events:
* [[Russian revolution of 1917]]
* [[Chinese revolution]]
* [[Cuban Revolution]]}}
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|content===Library works==
We recommend works from the most important theorists of communism:
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|content===Currents==
* [[Marxism-Leninism]]
* [[Maoism]]
* [[Hoxhaism]]
* [[Trotskyism]]
* [[Ho Chi Minh Thought]]}}
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|content=== People ==
[[File:Marx.jpg|150px|thumb|Picture of Karl Marx, the founder of [[scientific socialism]]]]
There have been many important people to Marxism. Below, in alphabetical order, are some of them:
* [[Friedrich Engels]]
* [[Joseph Stalin]]
* [[Karl Marx]]
* [[Kim Il Sung]]
* [[Mao Zedong]]
* [[Vladimir Lenin]]}}
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|content===Historical gallery==}}
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|content===Parties==
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|content===Countries==
Sorted by date of proclamation:
=== Former Existing Socialism ===
* {{flagicon|Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1991).svg}} [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
* {{flagicon|Mongolian People's Republic Flag.png}} [[Mongolian People's Republic]]
* {{flagicon|Yugoslav flag.png}} [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]
* {{flagicon|Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg}} [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]
* {{flagicon|People's Republic of Bulgaria flag.png}} [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]]
* {{flagicon|Flag of Poland (1927–1980).svg}} [[Polish People's Republic]]
* {{flagicon|Flag of Romania (1965–1989).png}} [[Socialist Republic of Romania]]
* {{flagicon|Czech flag.png}} [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]]
* {{flagicon|GDR flag.png}} [[German Democratic Republic]]
* {{flagicon|Flag of Hungary (1949–1956).svg}} [[Hungarian People's Republic]]
* {{flagicon|Flag of South Yemen.svg}} [[People's Democratic Republic of Yemen]]
* {{flagicon|Flag of Angola.svg}} [[Republic of Angola]]
* {{flagicon|Flag of Mozambique (1975–1983) (16-9).svg.png}} [[People's Republic of Mozambique]]

=== Currently Existing Socialism ===
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* {{flagicon|Flag_of_the_DPRK.svg}} [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
* {{flagicon|Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg}} [[People's Republic of China]]
* {{flagicon|Flag_of_Cuba.svg}} [[Republic of Cuba]]
* {{flagicon|Flag_of_Laos.svg}} [[Lao People's Democratic Republic]]
* {{flagicon|Flag_of_Vietnam.svg}} [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]]}}
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