Front cover of
Principles of Communism.
The Principles of Communism (German: Grundsätze des Kommunismus) is a brief 1847 work written by Friedrich Engels, the co-founder of Marxism. It is structured as a catechism, containing 25 questions about communism for which answers are provided. In the text, Engels presents core ideas of Marxism such as historical materialism, class struggle, and proletarian revolution. The Principles of Communism served as the draft version for the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
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1840s | Doctoral Thesis ('41), On Freedom of the Press ('42), Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right ('43), Comments on James Mill, Economic & Philosophic Manuscripts, On the Jewish Question ('44), Theses on Feuerbach ('45), Saint Max ('46), The Poverty of Philosophy, Wage Labour & Capital, Wages ('47), The June Revolution in Paris ('48) |
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1860s | Theories of Surplus Value, Economic Manuscripts ('61), Inaugural Address of the IWMA, Direct Production Process ('64), On Proudhon, Confession, Value, Price and Profit ('65), CAPITAL VOLUME I ('67), 4th Annual Report ('68), The Right of Inheritance ('69) |
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