Marxism

Summary

Marxism is an economic theory^[1]. Marxism ranks in the top 2% of economic_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,763 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Marxism is credited with the discovery of Karl Marx^[3].
• Marxism is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Engels^[4].
• Marxism's instance of is recorded as economic theory^[5].
• Marxism's instance of is recorded as political ideology^[6].
• Marxism's instance of is recorded as school of economic thought^[7].
• Karl Marx is named after Marxism^[8].
• Marxism is a type of socialism^[9].
• Marxism is a type of communism^[10].
• Marxism's Commons category is recorded as Marxism^[11].
• Marxism is the opposite of criticisms of Marxism^[12].
• Marxism comprises Western Marxism^[13].
• Marxism comprises Classical Marxism^[14].
• Marxism comprises Orthodox Marxism^[15].
• Marxism comprises open Marxism^[16].
• Marxism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marxism^[17].
• Marxism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Marxism^[18].
• Marxism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus Encyclopedia, 21st edition, volume 17, Article "Marxism"^[19].
• Marxism's described by source is recorded as Historisch-kritisches Wörterbuch des Marxismus^[20].
• Marxism's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator^[21].
• Marxism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Marxism sidebar^[22].
• Marxism's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://economics.stackexchange.com/tags/marxism^[23].
• Marxism's different from is recorded as anarcho-communism^[24].
• Marxism's different from is recorded as anarchism^[25].
• Marxism's practiced by is recorded as Marxist^[26].
• Marxism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include economic theory^[5], political ideology^[6], and school of economic thought^[7]. Recorded subclass of include socialism^[9] and communism^[10]. Marxism is the opposite of criticisms of Marxism^[12].

Origins

Karl Marx is named after Marxism^[8].

Use and Application

Components include Western Marxism^[13], a Marxist philosophy^[28]; Classical Marxism^[14], a political ideology^[29]; Orthodox Marxism^[15]; and open Marxism^[16], a school of thought^[30].

Influence

Things named for Marxism include Comac^[31], a juvenile political organization^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 2003^[34], headquartered in Brussels^[35].

Why It Matters

Marxism ranks in the top 2% of economic_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,763 views/month).^[2] Marxism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Marxism is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Marxism has been cited as an influence by eco-socialism^[38], a political ideology^[39]; Yuri Kochiyama^[40], a human rights defender^[41], 1921–2014^[42], of United States^[43], specialised in civil and political rights^[44]; left-wing terrorism^[45], a political violence^[46]; and Marxian economics^[47], a school of economic thought^[48].

Entities named for Marxism include Comac^[31], a juvenile political organization^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 2003^[34], headquartered in Brussels^[35].

FAQs

Who did Marxism influence?

Marxism has been cited as an influence by eco-socialism^[38], Yuri Kochiyama^[40], left-wing terrorism^[45], and Marxian economics^[47].