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



Revision as of 03:13, 20 January 2023

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

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

The five heads of communism plus Gonzalo

Maoists often add Chairman Gonzalo after Mao.

Trotskyism

Trotskyists include Leon Trotsky and exclude Stalin and Mao.

Use In Ireland

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 users ideological leanings.

References