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=== Use In Ireland ===
=== Use In Ireland ===
[[File:James connolly.png|thumb|The three heads of communism + James Conolly]]
[[File:James connolly.png|thumb|The three heads of communism + James Conolly]]
[[Irish Socialist Republicans|Irish Socialist Republicans]] often include [[James Connolly]] after [[Marx]], [[Engels]], [[Lenin]] and sometimes [[Stalin]] and [[Mao]] depending on the users ideological leanings.
[[Irish Socialist Republican Party|Irish Socialist Republicans]] often include [[James Connolly]] after [[Marx]], [[Engels]], [[Lenin]] and sometimes [[Stalin]] and [[Mao]] depending on the user's ideological leanings.


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Marxist symbols]]
[[Category:Marxist symbols]]

Latest revision as of 17:09, 12 June 2024

The Five Heads of Communism is a Marxist-Leninist symbol that emphasizes the importance of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong in their work developing Marxism-Leninism. Alternative versions known as the Three Heads and the Four Heads of Marxism exclude Stalin and/or Mao.[1][2]

Variations[edit | edit source]

Hoxhaism[edit | edit source]

Five Heads with Hoxha replacing Mao
Five Heads with Hoxha replacing Mao

Alternatively, the Five Classics of Marxism–Leninism replaces Mao with Enver Hoxha.[3]

Maoism[edit | edit source]

The five heads of communism plus Gonzalo

Maoists often add Chairman Gonzalo after Mao.

Trotskyism[edit | edit source]

Trotskyists include Leon Trotsky and exclude Stalin and Mao.

Use In Ireland[edit | edit source]

The three heads of communism + James Conolly

Irish Socialist Republicans often include James Connolly after Marx, Engels, Lenin and sometimes Stalin and Mao depending on the user's ideological leanings.

References[edit | edit source]