The Communist Manifesto: How Communism Has Changed The World

Communism is an ideology that was created by Karl Marx in 1848. This ideology continued on after and was adopted by The Soviet Union and China, both countries adjusted the vision that was originally intended by Marx. This resulted in two very different communist states and ended with the failure of the Soviet Union. The theory of communism is that the middle class will rule, however, there are variations of this that have been applied. The Communist Manifesto showed the way of communism and the true form of the ideology that was intended from Karl Marx: “The Communist Manifesto has been the basis of a representation that has oriented social action as well as the lives of millions of people all over the world. It has been an instrument that influenced the representations and beliefs and the political action of generations” (Chryssochoou, 2004). The Communist Manifesto drastically changed the world and what they believed that the government should look like. The ideology that arose out of the Communist Manifesto shows that the means of production are a cause of the relations of
Rather than focusing on their economy the Soviet Union focused on the new forms of communism that the leaders created and enforced. Instead of focusing on if they are following the policies of the government, they focused on if the society was loyal. This caused the state to undergo massive amounts of civil uprising and political instability. The five year plan enforced by Stalin also lead to the downfall of the Soviet Union, this plan caused the country to go through a massive amount of change and to industrialize rapidly. The rapid industrialization puts stress on the professionals that were producing their goods and held them to a higher standard, which became unattainable due to the time restrictions. This stress on the people and the policing caused the society to become