Overview In an attempt to create system in which everyone is equal and enjoys equal distribution of wealth, where there is no private ownership of any enterprise or property, Karl Marx generated the Communist Manifesto. By reinterpreting the works of Marx, Lenin modified the communist ideal to his convenience. Some examples of Lenin’s contribution to communism were an elite government, elimination of oppositional parties, and suppression of free press and many other civil liberties. …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…objective was to simply seize power and make a revolution. This would originate in Russia but ultimately the goal was to expand throughout Europe since Russia was not an ideal place for communism, in fact, it is arguable that communism was widely rejected only because it came from the most backward country of all. The irony of this is that the Bolsheviks were a party born of anti-imperialism, which was more or less their aspiration.