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The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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The manifesto that shook the world. Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 text inspired Lenin, Mao, and countless movements across 100+ languages. Beyond politics, it sparked artistic works from Orwell to Huxley. What dangerous idea within still terrifies the powerful today?

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A Specter That Still Haunts Us

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"A specter is haunting Europe-the specter of Communism." With these ominous words, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels launched a slim pamphlet in 1848 that would become one of history's most influential political documents. Written as revolutionary fervor swept across Europe, The Communist Manifesto offered not just a critique of industrial capitalism but a radical vision for transforming society. While barely 12,000 words long, its impact has been immeasurable-shaping labor movements, inspiring revolutions, and influencing political thought across the ideological spectrum. Whether you view it as dangerous radicalism or visionary analysis, the Manifesto's core insights about class struggle, economic inequality, and capitalism's inherent contradictions continue to resonate in our world of billionaires and precarious workers. Its language has permeated our culture-from "workers of the world, unite" to the concept of class consciousness-making it impossible to understand modern politics without grappling with its arguments.

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History Through the Lens of Class Struggle

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Property and Revolution

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Beyond Utopian Dreams

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Working People of All Countries, Unite!

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Theory Meets Reality: The Soviet Experiment

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Why Marx Still Matters

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