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Absolutely. It’s short.

Do note that most of how communism worked, on paper and in practice, originated later, though. Marx, a German who mostly lived in England, wrote the Manifesto in 1848 and died in 1883, while the revolution was in Russia in 1917. And there’s stuff in the manifesto that obviously didn’t age well, like the bit about the invention of trains leading to the end of nationalism.

Still, it’s great historical perspective, and obviously inspired how the Soviet Union looked at things pretty heavily.

Absolutely. It’s short.

Do note that most of how communism worked, on paper and in practice, originated later, though. Marx died in 1883 in England, while the revolution was in Russia in 1917. And there’s stuff in the manifesto that obviously didn’t age well, like the bit about the invention of trains leading to the end of nationalism.

Still, it’s great historical perspective, and obviously inspired how the Soviet Union looked at things pretty heavily.

Absolutely. It’s short.

Do note that most of how communism worked, on paper and in practice, originated later, though. Marx died in 1883 in England, while the revolution was in Russia in 1917. And there’s stuff in the manifesto that obviously didn’t age well, like the bit about the invention of trains leading to the end of nationalism.

Absolutely. It’s short.

Do note that most of how communism worked, on paper and in practice, originated later, though. And there’s stuff in the manifesto that obviously didn’t age well, like the bit about the invention of trains leading to the end of nationalism.

Absolutely. It’s short.

Do note that most of how communism worked, on paper and in practice, originated later. And there’s stuff in the manifesto that obviously didn’t age well, like the bit about the invention of trains leading to the end of nationalism.

Absolutely. It’s short.

Do note that most of what communism actually became originated later. In many cases on the fly once they had power. And there’s stuff in the manifesto that obviously didn’t age well, like the bit about the invention of trains leading to the end of nationalism.