Difference between revisions of "Communist party"
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| − | <br>The 'Communist Party' usually refers to the Bolshevik Party which followed various interpretations of [[Marxism]]/[[Leninism]]/[[Stalinism]] in the [[USSR]] from 1917 to 1991. The [[Bolshevik]] Party overthrew the provisional government of [[Alexander Kerensky]] regime in 1917 under [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Leon Trotsky]] during the "[[October Revolution]]" seizing and consolidating power. | + | <br>The 'Communist Party' usually refers to the Bolshevik Party which followed various interpretations of [[Marxism]]/[[Leninism]]/[[Stalinism]] in the [[USSR]] from 1917 to 1991. The [[Bolshevik]] Party overthrew the provisional government of [[Alexander Kerensky]] regime in 1917 under [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin]] and [[Leon Trotsky]] during the "[[October Revolution]]" seizing and consolidating power. |
Other well known Communist Parties include the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and the [[Vietnamese Communist party]]. They both currently hold power in their respective countries but do not explicitly follow what their name implies (Such as the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) being explicitly Capitalist). In [[Russia]], the second biggest political party is the Communist Party, but it is not a descendant of the Bolshevik Party. | Other well known Communist Parties include the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and the [[Vietnamese Communist party]]. They both currently hold power in their respective countries but do not explicitly follow what their name implies (Such as the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) being explicitly Capitalist). In [[Russia]], the second biggest political party is the Communist Party, but it is not a descendant of the Bolshevik Party. | ||
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Revision as of 22:19, May 18, 2007
Click here for the Communist Party of the United States of America.
The 'Communist Party' usually refers to the Bolshevik Party which followed various interpretations of Marxism/Leninism/Stalinism in the USSR from 1917 to 1991. The Bolshevik Party overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky regime in 1917 under Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and Leon Trotsky during the "October Revolution" seizing and consolidating power.
Other well known Communist Parties include the Chinese Communist Party and the Vietnamese Communist party. They both currently hold power in their respective countries but do not explicitly follow what their name implies (Such as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) being explicitly Capitalist). In Russia, the second biggest political party is the Communist Party, but it is not a descendant of the Bolshevik Party.
