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A '''communist party''' is a revolutionary 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 [[Bolsheviks|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. | A '''communist party''' is a revolutionary 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]] and is the highest class organization of the proletariat.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Joseph Stalin]]|year=1924|title=The Foundations of Leninism|chapter=The Party|chapter-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1924/foundations-leninism/ch08.htm|city=[[Moscow]]|publisher=Foreign Languages Publishing Press|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1924/foundations-leninism/index.htm}}</ref> | ||
[[Vladimir Lenin]] developed the idea of the communist party as the revolutionary vanguard, when [[social democracy]] in [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Imperial Russia]] was divided into ideologically opposed factions, the [[Bolsheviks|Bolshevik]] faction ("of the majority") and the [[Mensheviks|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. | |||
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. | ||
== Officially ruling in | == Officially ruling in Marxist-Leninist states == | ||
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. | ||
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* [[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]] | ||
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A communist party is a revolutionary 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 working class (proletariat). As the ruling party, the communist party exercises power through the dictatorship of the proletariat and is the highest class organization of the proletariat.[1]
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.
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.
Officially ruling in Marxist-Leninist states[edit | edit source]
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
- Cuba – Communist Party of Cuba
- Laos – Lao People's Revolutionary Party leads the Lao Front for National Construction
- 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
- ↑ Joseph Stalin (1924). The Foundations of Leninism: 'The Party'. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing Press. [MIA]