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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
Hoxhaism
Alternatively, the Five Classics of Marxism–Leninism replaces Mao with Enver Hoxha.[3]
Maoism
Maoists often add Chairman Gonzalo after Mao.
Trotskyism
Trotskyists include Leon Trotsky and exclude Stalin and Mao.
Use In Ireland
Irish Socialist Republicans often include James Connolly after Marx Engels Lenin and sometimes Stalin and Mao depending on the users ideological leanings.
