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Revision as of 22:29, June 19, 2008
In communism, the ideal stage of society envisioned by Karl Marx, the socialist state created ruled by the dictatorship of the proletariat will have "withered away". The transition from socialism to communism, unlike all previous transitions, will be a peaceful rather than a violent one. However, Marx gave no explanation for why this might be so. In fact, it contradicts his theory of historical progress via revolution; see historical materialism.
Some scholars of Communism attempt to distinguish between Communism with a big C (the political system which has created socialism in the real world and communism with a small c (the ideal stage predicted to follow socialism but which has never been seen anywhere). Not all writers respect this big C, little c distinction.