The Communist Manifesto

1848 publication written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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The Communist Manifesto
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Summary

The Communist Manifesto is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,317 views/month, #123 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Karl Marx[3], Friedrich Engels[4]
  • Instance of: manifesto[5]
  • Movement: Marxism[6]
  • Genre: political manifesto[7]
  • Part of: Karl Marx bibliography[8], Friedrich Engels bibliography[9]
  • Commons category: Communist Manifesto[10]
  • Language of work or name: German[11]
  • Country of origin: German Confederation[12], United Kingdom[13]
  • Has part(s): Manifesto of the Communist Party/1[14], Manifesto of the Communist Party/2[15], Manifesto of the Communist Party/3[16], Manifesto of the Communist Party/4[17]
  • Publication date: February 21, 1848[18]
  • Translator: August Radimský[19], Mikhail Bakunin[20], Georgi Plekhanov[21], Vladimir Posse[22], Vatslav Vorovsky[23], Vladimir Adoratsky[24], Valborg Sønstevold[25], Arthur Brooks Baker[26], Wenceslao Roces[27], José Ovejero[28]
  • Has edition or translation: Il Manifesto del Partito Comunista (1891 Italian edition)[29], Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (1st edition, 1848)[30], Manifesto of the German Communist Party (1850 English edition)[31], Det kommunistiske manifest[32], The Communist Manifesto[33], Manifest Komunistyczny[34], Capital, The Communist Manifesto, and Other Writings (1932 edition)[35], Det kommunistiska manifestet[36], Q83220805[37], Q59777426[38], O Manifesto Comunista[39], Manifesto of the Communist Party[40], Q111600441[41], Q111600444[42]
  • Narrative location: Germany[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Communist Manifesto[44]
  • Main subject: communist party[45], communist revolution[46], socialism[47], communism[48]
  • Commons gallery: Communist Manifesto[49]
  • Work available at URL: http://www.mlwerke.de/me/me04/me04_459.htm[50]
  • Number of pages: 23[51]

Why It Matters

The Communist Manifesto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

It has been cited as an influence by Yevgeni Preobrazhensky[54], an economist[55], 1886–1937[56], of Russian Empire[57], specialised in propaganda[58].

FAQs

Who did The Communist Manifesto influence?

The Communist Manifesto has been cited as an influence by Yevgeni Preobrazhensky[54].

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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