Manifesto of the communist party by friedrich engels and karl marx free ebook project gutenberg. The manifesto of the communist party was drafted as its party program by karl marx and frederick engels in brussels at the order of the second congress of the. Karl marx publishes the communist manifesto history. The communist manifesto is a political pamphlet written by german philsophers karl marx and friedrich engels. It became one of the principal programmatic statements of the european socialist and communist parties in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The manifesto is a great introduction to the technological view of history, which is what marxs historical materialism is based on. On february 21, 1848, the communist manifesto, written by karl marx with the assistance of friedrich engels, is published in london by a group of germanborn revolutionary socialists known as the. Originally titled manifesto of the communist party, the communist manifesto is a political pamphlet published in 1848 by the german philosophers karl marx and friedrich engles. At a congress of the league, held in november, 1847, marx and engels. The communist manifesto was intended as a definitive programmatic statement of the communist league, a german revolutionary group of which marx and engels were the leaders. Manifesto of the communist party marxists internet archive. The communist manifesto or the manifesto of the communist party, as it was first. The communist league requested its creation and, though written in german, it was published first in london as the 1848 revolutions began. Communists intend to promote this revolution, and will promote the parties.
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