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==Communist theory and practice==

==Communist theory and practice==

[[File:50_star_flag.png|thumbnail|left|250px|The [[hammer and sickle]] is considered throughout much of the world to be offensive in the same manner as the [[swastika]] is.]]

[[Image:HammerAndSickle.png|thumb|left|180px|The [[hammer and sickle]], the international symbol of communism, is a revolutionist symbol that stands for the uprising of the peasants (the sickle) and the workers (the hammer).]]  

Communism is based upon [[Marxism]], a philosophy which uses [[materialism]] to explain all physical and social phenomena.   

Communism is based upon [[Marxism]], a philosophy which uses [[materialism]] to explain all physical and social phenomena.