The Communist Manifesto
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The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Communist Manifesto canonical | 33 |
| Manifesto of the Communist Party | 2 |
| Chapter II: Proletarians and Communists | 1 |
| Communist Manifesto | 1 |
| Das Kommunistische Manifest | 1 |
| Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Communist Manifesto Context triple: [The Condition of the Working Class in England, influenced, The Communist Manifesto]
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The Condition of the Working Class in England
The Condition of the Working Class in England is an 1845 socio-economic study by Friedrich Engels that exposes the harsh living and labor conditions of the industrial proletariat in 19th-century England.
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The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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C.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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D.
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy that expounds his Christian anarchist philosophy and advocacy of nonviolent resistance.
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E.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Communist Manifesto Target entity description: The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
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A.
The Condition of the Working Class in England
The Condition of the Working Class in England is an 1845 socio-economic study by Friedrich Engels that exposes the harsh living and labor conditions of the industrial proletariat in 19th-century England.
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B.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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C.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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D.
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy that expounds his Christian anarchist philosophy and advocacy of nonviolent resistance.
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E.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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manifesto ⓘ political pamphlet ⓘ |
| author |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx ⓘ |
| callsFor |
overthrow of the bourgeoisie
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proletarian revolution ⓘ |
| circulation | worldwide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois property relations
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capitalist mode of production ⓘ |
| genre |
communist literature
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapter I: Bourgeois and Proletarians
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Chapter II: Proletarians and Communists ⓘ
linked to:
The Communist Manifesto
Chapter III: Socialist and Communist Literature ⓘ Chapter IV: Position of the Communists in Relation to the Various Existing Opposition Parties ⓘ Preface ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
European Revolutions of 1848
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linked to:
1848 revolutions
|
| ideology |
Marxism
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communism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Marxist political parties
ⓘ
international communist movement ⓘ socialist movements worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British political economy
ⓘ
French socialism ⓘ German philosophy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
abolition of classes
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class antagonism ⓘ dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| openingLine | A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism. ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei
ⓘ
linked to:
The Communist Manifesto
|
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| proposes |
abolition of private ownership of the means of production
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centralization of credit in the hands of the state ⓘ establishment of a classless society ⓘ free education for all children in public schools ⓘ progressive income tax ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1848 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| publisher | Workers' Educational Association (London first edition) ⓘ |
| subject |
bourgeoisie
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capitalism ⓘ class struggle ⓘ communism ⓘ proletariat ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| title | The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| translatedInto | many languages ⓘ |
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Subject: The Communist Manifesto Description of subject: The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
Referenced by (39)
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linked to: The Communist Manifesto
linked to: The Communist Manifesto
linked to: The Communist Manifesto
subject linked to:
Friedrich
Workers' Educational Association (London first edition)
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Manifesto of the Communist Party
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linked to: The Communist Manifesto
subject linked to:
state and revolution
linked to: The Communist Manifesto
linked to: The Communist Manifesto