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United States of America

2020-11-30T19:14:46Z

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The '''United States of America''' ('''USA'''), commonly known as the '''United States''' ('''U.S.''' or '''US'''), is a country located almost entirely in North America. It is made up of 50 states and a federal district: Washington D.C., the capital of the country. With about 309 million inhabitants, it is the third most populous country in the world, although it is quite far from the first two, China and India. It is also the fourth largest country in the world.

Recognized as the [[American imperialism|empire of this era]], it is the most powerful nation of all time. Born as an independent nation in 1776, it has achieved remarkable economic, scientific and military development. It has historically been characterized by forcibly stripping other nations and countries of territories and natural resources to put them at the service of their companies and monopolies. With only 4% of the world's population, it consumes 25% of the energy produced on the planet, and despite its wealth more than a third of its population is not assured of medical care.

Since the collapse of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]], the United States has been considered the last remaining [[superpower]] due to its influential culture, economic prowess, military strength and capability to influence the affairs of any country in the world. It played a key role in the [[Cold War]], funding anti-communist dictators, engaging in myriad [[List of US atrocities|war crimes]] as well as [[McCarthyism|persecuting and suppressing socialists]] in its own territory.

== External links ==
{{External links|Wikipedia=United States|EcuRed=Estados Unidos}}

Xi Jinping

2020-11-29T10:02:33Z

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| name = Xi Jinping
| native_name = 习近平
| image = File:Xi Jinping portrait.jpeg
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| image_alt =
| caption = Portrait of comrade Xi Jinping
| nationality = [[China|Chinese]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|06|15}}
| birth_place = Beijing, [[China|People's Republic of China]]
| political_line = [[Marxism-leninism]]</br>Mao Zedong Thought
}}
'''Xi Jinping''' (习近平 in chinese) (Born June 1, 1953, Central Shaanxi Province) is the general secretary of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and chairman of the Central Military Commission. On March 14, 2013, the 12th National People's Congress elected him President of the People's Republic of China in succession to Hu Jintao (胡锦涛 in chinese).

He joined the Communist Party of China in January 1969, and graduated from Tsinghua University with a degree in Marxist theory and ideological and political education, and received his doctorate degree in law.

[[Fidel Castro]] said about Xi Jinping: "Xi Jinping is one of the strongest and most capable revolutionary leaders I have met in my life."<ref>Telesur: "China Is Most Promising Hope for Third World: Fidel" [https://www.telesurenglish.net/opinion/China-Is-Most-Promising-Hope-for-Third-World-Fidel-20171128-0017.html Link]</ref>

Xi Jinping

2020-11-29T09:59:21Z

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Xi Jinping

2020-11-29T09:58:50Z

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea

2020-11-29T09:57:13Z

Faust: History of the DPRK

The '''Democratic People's Republic of Korea''' ('''DPRK''' or '''DPR Korea'''), commonly referred to as North Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

According to article 1 of the constitution of North Korea, the DPRK is an "independent [[Socialist state|socialist State]]". The [[Workers' Party of Korea]] (WPK), led by a member of the ruling family, holds absolute power in the state and leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland of which all political officers are required to be members. According to article 3 of the constitution of the DPRK, ''[[Juche]]'' is the North Korean official ideology.

In 1965 [[Che Guevara]] said that the DPRK "was a model to which revolutionary Cuba should aspire"<ref>https://gowans.blog/2007/03/03/understanding-north-korea/</ref>

== History ==
Following the defeat of [[Japanese Empire|Japan]] and the end of the [[Second World War]], Japan lost control of its colonies, including what was formerly the [[Korean Empire]]. As a result of negotiations between the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[United States]], the Korean Peninsula was divided into occupation zones along the 38th Parallel North. Although there was an attempt at establishing the [[People's Republic of Korea]], the nascent state was outlawed by American forces.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded the 9th of September, 1948. The illegitimate government of [[Occupied Korea]] (often referred to as "South Korea") was also established the same year, when the dictator [[Syngman Rhee]] came to power due to American influence. [[Kim Il-Sung]] became the first [[Premier of the DPRK]], a position he would hold until 1972.

The Occupied Korean government was hostile to socialism and to the DPRK. Even though Western media accuses the DPRK of initiating the [[Fatherland Liberation War]] (often referred to as the "Korean War"), numerous acts of violence were perpetrated by the illegitimate southern government that were tantamount to war. Namely the [[Jeju Uprising|massacre on Jeju Island]] that targeted communists. The death toll was composed of civilians, many of whom were not affiliated with the [[Workers' Party of South Korea]] or communism at all. Paramilitary groups from Occupied Korea illegally crossed the border into the DPRK on multiple occasions.

During the Fatherland Liberation War, DPRK forces almost repelled the illegal occupation army; however, additional forces were sent by the [[United Nations]] the United States to fight DPRK troops. Western forces pushed DPRK forces all the way to the border of the newly formed [[China|People's Republic of China]], which had itself repelled reactionary [[Kuomintang]] forces from the [[Mainland China|mainland]]. PRC forces intervened to protect Korean sovereignty, repelling Western troops once more as part of [[The War to Resist the U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea]] campaign. The majority of the fighting during the rest of the Fatherland Liberation War took place near the 38th Parallel North, with only minor border changes occurring after a ceasefire was signed. The DPRK technically remains at war with its illegitimate southern neighbour.

== Economy ==
North Korea has maintained one of the most closed and centralized economies in the world since the 1940s. For several decades, it followed the Soviet pattern of five-year plans with the ultimate goal of achieving self-sufficiency.

The economy is heavily nationalized. Food and housing are extensively subsidized by the state; education and healthcare are free; and the payment of taxes was officially abolished in 1974.

Foreign trade surpassed pre-crisis levels in 2005 and continues to expand. North Korea has a number of special economic zones (SEZs) and Special Administrative Regions where foreign companies can operate with tax and tariff incentives while North Korean establishments gain access to improved technology.

==External Links==
''please use these external links to improve this page''
*[[wikipedia:North_Korea|Wikipedia]] ([[Wikipedia|about]])
*[https://leftypedia.org/wiki/Democratic_People%27s_Republic_of_Korea Leftypedia] ([[Leftypedia|about]])
*EcuRed ([https://www.ecured.cu/Corea_del_Norte Spanish], [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecured.cu%2FCorea_del_Norte English auto translated]) ([[EcuRed|about]])
*[https://dprkstudyguide.wordpress.com DPRK Study Guide]

George Orwell

2020-11-29T00:32:47Z

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George Orwell was a prominent essayist and novelist , who called himself a 'democratic socialist'. However, he was considered a [[Left-wing anticommunism|left wing anti-communist]] due to his anti-communist views, which led him to even collude with the imperial state in stark contrast to the anti-authoritarian virtues he claimed to espouse.

== Prominent Works ==

=== Homage to Catalonia ===

=== Animal Farm ===
Animal Farm was a piece written allegedly allegorically to the political situation in the Soviet Union.

=== 1984 ===
1984 is a novel set in a dystopian vision of the United Kingdom (referred to as Airstrip One). The novel is a thinly veiled panegyric to the plight of Trotsky, who is represented in the novel by the character Emmanuel Goldstein. He is reviled by the ruling Ingsoc Party, which is supposed to be an allegory to [[Marxism-leninism|Stalinism]]. 1984 is influential in political spheres due to concepts such as ''Newspeak'' (phrases such as ''wrongthink'' are often used by the far-right today) as well as the popularisation of the ideas of Big Brother (totalitarianism) and mass surveillance.

== Criticism ==
Despite his anti-authoritarian virtues, Orwell composed lists of personalities noted to be sympathetic to the Soviet Union, the assigned comments reeking with homophobia and anti-semitism.<ref>https://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/rdv4n1/orwell.htm</ref> Orwell's allegorical criticisms of the Soviet Union were published during the Second World War, thereby providing propaganda against the USSR at a time where many socialists were defending it in the fight against [[Fascism]].

== References ==

LGBT+

2020-11-29T00:22:43Z

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[[File:Communist LGBTQ+ symbol.png|thumb|Proposed communist LGBTQ+ symbol representing cisgender and transgender in the classical hammer and sickle.]]
[[File:Proposed alternative to the communist LGBTQ+ symbol.png|thumb|Proposed alternative, in red background, to the communist LGBTQ+ symbol.]]
'''LGBTQ+''' is an initialism which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer, et al. (the "+" sign). It is the umbrella term used for sexuality that is non-heterosexual and/or non-cisgender. These people tend to be stigmatized, discriminated, and [[Materialism|materially]] oppressed due to their sexual and gender identity and expressions, and as such they are often revolutionary and stand in opposition to the status quo. The main symbol that identify this community is the rainbow flag.<ref name=":0">https://www.ecured.cu/LGBTI</ref> Although, inside some [[Communism|communist]] circles some other symbols can be used to represent the community, like the proposed symbol representing cisgender and transgender in the classical [[hammer and sickle]] may be used.

== Acronym ==
Each term in the acronym refers to a specific group and the surrounding community.

* '''Lesbian:''' refers to women with a homosexual sexual orientation, i.e., exclusive to other women.
* '''Gay:''' refers specifically to men with an exclusively homosexual sexual orientation, towards other men.
* '''Bisexual:''' refers to people who are attracted to people of their own and other genders.
* '''Transgender:''' refers to those who, although their body is female or male, their ideas, feelings and desires do not correspond to their biological sex).
* '''Queer:''' umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender.
* '''Plus (+):''' encompasses the spectrum of sexuality and gender.<ref name=":0" />

Especially in the transgender and intersex communities there is a lot of variation in how these terms are applied. Because of the range of gender expression that's possible, it can be difficult for example to label something "exclusively" homosexual.

== LGBTQ+ by country ==

=== China ===
Although [[Taiwan]] being the first asian region to legalise the modern form of same-sex marriage, such unions have been recognised across the continent in various guises for centuries. Southern China, in particular, was known for a widespread acceptance of homosexual relationships. Shen Defu, a Chinese writer during the Ming dynasty, wrote that it was common for men of all [[Social class|social classes]] in Fujian province to take male lovers. These forms of gay “marriage” were prevalent enough in Fujian that there was even a patron deity of homosexuality, the rabbit. In the early modern period, marriages between two people of the same assigned sex but who identified as different genders, were fairly normal in many parts of Southeast Asia, we know this primarily from the records Europeans kept when they landed on Asian shores.

When Europeans first encountered Chinese society, they were shocked and repulsed about one aspect of Chinese society: the “abominable vice of sodomy”. Later the acceptence of gender and sexual diversity began to be eroded through the introduction of world [[Religion|religions]] (particularly Christianity), modernity, and [[colonialism]]. After the Chinese were defeated by [[West|Western]] and Japanese [[Imperialism|imperialists]], many Chinese "progressives" in the early 20th century sought to modernise China, which meant adopting “modern” Western ideas of dress, relationships, science and sexuality. It also meant importing European scientific understandings of homosexuality as an inverted or perverted pathology. These “scientific ideas” were debunked in the 1960s in the West, but lived on in China, frozen in time, and have only recently begun to thaw with the rise of LGBTQ+ activists in Asia.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3011750/china-embraced-gay-marriage-long-taiwans-law-west-perverted</ref>

'''Soviet Union'''

Homosexual activity was originally decriminalised in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] in 1917 as part of the repeal of the Tsarist Penal Code.

Critics of the Soviet Union often lambaste Stalin for having recriminalised sodomy in 1933. Although same-sex sexual activity between men was recriminalised throughout the entire Soviet Union in 1933, several [[Soviet Republics]] implemented their own sodomy laws throughout the 1920s, such as [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan]] and the Central Asian republics. Acceptance of homosexuality throughout the Soviet Republics was rare, especially in regions dominated by the Russian Orthodox Church or influenced by [[Islam]]. Religion played a role in the wording of the law, confusing male homosexuality with pederasty.

[[Georgy Chicherin]] served as the first [[People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union]]. Chicherin went to [[Weimar Germany]] to seek treatment for his homosexuality. In spite of this revelation, Stalin was a great admirer of Chicherin, and Chicherin continued to serve in his post until 1930 when he was replaced as he had become too ill, suffering from terminal illness. Chicherin died in 1936, having never been subject to punishment despite being openly gay.

Same-sex sexual activity amongst men remained illegal in the Soviet Union up to its dissolution. In some former republics homosexual activity remains illegal to this day. Although countries of the [[Warsaw Pact]] were under Soviet influence, they had the freedom to decide their laws. The [[German Democratic Republic]], for example, was much more progressive than the Soviet Union (and even the West) in terms of LGBTQ+ rights.

'''United Kingdom'''

The United Kingdom has historically been hostile to same-sex relationships. Before the formation of the United Kingdom, the ecclesiastical courts of its pre-existing sovereign states such as [[England]] dealt with matters concerning homosexuality. The first law touching on same-sex relations to be promulgated was the Buggery Act 1533 that made the act of buggery (therein defined as unnatural sex that goes against God's will) punishable by death. This act was superseded by the Offences Against the Person Act 1828; however, the death penalty remained in force until the introduction of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. James Pratt and John Smith were the last people to be executed for the crime of sodomy in England, as well as the entire United Kingdom.

Sodomy remained illegal until the Sexual Offences Act 1967 was introduced, over 100 years after the previous law that rescinded capital punishment for homosexuality. In spite of this, however, the legacy of British colonialism meant that homosexuality remained illegal in many of the [[British Empire's]] territories. Many former territories to this date punish sodomy, and some jurisdictions such as Victoria, [[Australia]] retained the death penalty for sodomy as late as 1949. Some of these territories had never punished homosexuality until colonial interference. Prominent people persecuted under the Sexual Offences Act 1967 include socialist [[Oscar Wilde]] as well as mathematician and logician [[Alan Turing]], whose eventual suicide rekindled the debate on homosexuality legalisation. As the law targeted sodomy primarily, female same-sex sexual activity was technically legal. As a result, many gay men resorted to other forms of communication, such as [[Polari]], in order to evade persecution.

The Sexual Offences Act 1967 legalised same-sex sexual activity in England only. The legalisation of same-sex sexual activity in other constituent countries occurred later, with [[Scotland]] in 1981 and in [[Occupied Ireland]] in 1982, making them among some of the last countries to do so in Europe. The Age of Consent remained unequalised and at 21 (in comparison to 16 for heterosexual same-sex activity) until the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, [[Margaret Thatcher]], castigated homosexuality during her tenure. The topic of homosexuality remained taboo even well into the [[21st Century]].

The United Kingdom legalised civil partnerships in 2005. Same-sex marriage was legalised in England, Wales and Scotland in 2014; however, the far-right [[DUP]] in [[Occupied Ireland]] was vocally resistant and delayed the implementation of equal marriage until 2020 in Occupied Ireland. Although the population of the United Kingdom is mostly accepting of homosexuality, the government has approved of the overseas territory of [[Bermuda]] briefly revoking the same-sex marriage law.

Transphobia remains a major issue in the United Kingdom. [[TERFs]] often harass and attempt to prevent funding to charities that seek to help transgender people. The phenomenon is tragically rampant amongst the British Left just as much as the Right, with the [[Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)]] and the [[Communist Party of Britain]] adopting party lines that are incompatible with the well-being of transgender comrades.

== References ==
<references />

LGBT+

2020-11-29T00:03:53Z

Faust: LGBT rights in the UK

[[File:Communist LGBTQ+ symbol.png|thumb|Proposed communist LGBTQ+ symbol representing cisgender and transgender in the classical hammer and sickle.]]
[[File:Proposed alternative to the communist LGBTQ+ symbol.png|thumb|Proposed alternative, in red background, to the communist LGBTQ+ symbol.]]
'''LGBTQ+''' is an initialism which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer, et al. (the "+" sign). It is the umbrella term used for sexuality that is non-heterosexual and/or non-cisgender. These people tend to be stigmatized, discriminated, and [[Materialism|materially]] oppressed due to their sexual and gender identity and expressions, and as such they are often revolutionary and stand in opposition to the status quo. The main symbol that identify this community is the rainbow flag.<ref name=":0">https://www.ecured.cu/LGBTI</ref> Although, inside some [[Communism|communist]] circles some other symbols can be used to represent the community, like the proposed symbol representing cisgender and transgender in the classical [[hammer and sickle]] may be used.

== Acronym ==
Each term in the acronym refers to a specific group and the surrounding community.

* '''Lesbian:''' refers to women with a homosexual sexual orientation, i.e., exclusive to other women.
* '''Gay:''' refers specifically to men with an exclusively homosexual sexual orientation, towards other men.
* '''Bisexual:''' refers to people who are attracted to people of their own and other genders.
* '''Transgender:''' refers to those who, although their body is female or male, their ideas, feelings and desires do not correspond to their biological sex).
* '''Queer:''' umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender.
* '''Plus (+):''' encompasses the spectrum of sexuality and gender.<ref name=":0" />

Especially in the transgender and intersex communities there is a lot of variation in how these terms are applied. Because of the range of gender expression that's possible, it can be difficult for example to label something "exclusively" homosexual.

== LGBTQ+ by country ==

=== China ===
Although [[Taiwan]] being the first asian region to legalise the modern form of same-sex marriage, such unions have been recognised across the continent in various guises for centuries. Southern China, in particular, was known for a widespread acceptance of homosexual relationships. Shen Defu, a Chinese writer during the Ming dynasty, wrote that it was common for men of all [[Social class|social classes]] in Fujian province to take male lovers. These forms of gay “marriage” were prevalent enough in Fujian that there was even a patron deity of homosexuality, the rabbit. In the early modern period, marriages between two people of the same assigned sex but who identified as different genders, were fairly normal in many parts of Southeast Asia, we know this primarily from the records Europeans kept when they landed on Asian shores.

When Europeans first encountered Chinese society, they were shocked and repulsed about one aspect of Chinese society: the “abominable vice of sodomy”. Later the acceptence of gender and sexual diversity began to be eroded through the introduction of world [[Religion|religions]] (particularly Christianity), modernity, and [[colonialism]]. After the Chinese were defeated by [[West|Western]] and Japanese [[Imperialism|imperialists]], many Chinese "progressives" in the early 20th century sought to modernise China, which meant adopting “modern” Western ideas of dress, relationships, science and sexuality. It also meant importing European scientific understandings of homosexuality as an inverted or perverted pathology. These “scientific ideas” were debunked in the 1960s in the West, but lived on in China, frozen in time, and have only recently begun to thaw with the rise of LGBTQ+ activists in Asia.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3011750/china-embraced-gay-marriage-long-taiwans-law-west-perverted</ref>

'''United Kingdom'''

The United Kingdom has historically been hostile to same-sex relationships. Before the formation of the United Kingdom, the ecclesiastical courts of its pre-existing sovereign states such as [[England]] dealt with matters concerning homosexuality. The first law touching on same-sex relations to be promulgated was the Buggery Act 1533 that made the act of buggery (therein defined as unnatural sex that goes against God's will) punishable by death. This act was superseded by the Offences Against the Person Act 1828; however, the death penalty remained in force until the introduction of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. James Pratt and John Smith were the last people to be executed for the crime of sodomy in England, as well as the entire United Kingdom.

Sodomy remained illegal until the Sexual Offences Act 1967 was introduced, over 100 years after the previous law that rescinded capital punishment for homosexuality. In spite of this, however, the legacy of British colonialism meant that homosexuality remained illegal in many of the [[British Empire's]] territories. Many former territories to this date punish sodomy, and some jurisdictions such as Victoria, [[Australia]] retained the death penalty for sodomy as late as 1949. Some of these territories had never punished homosexuality until colonial interference. Prominent people persecuted under the Sexual Offences Act 1967 include socialist [[Oscar Wilde]] as well as mathematician and logician [[Alan Turing]], whose eventual suicide rekindled the debate on homosexuality legalisation. As the law targeted sodomy primarily, female same-sex sexual activity was technically legal. As a result, many gay men resorted to other forms of communication, such as [[Polari]], in order to evade persecution.

The Sexual Offences Act 1967 legalised same-sex sexual activity in England only. The legalisation of same-sex sexual activity in other constituent countries occurred later, with [[Scotland]] in 1981 and in [[Occupied Ireland]] in 1982. The Age of Consent remained unequalised and at 21 (in comparison to 16 for heterosexual same-sex activity) until the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, [[Margaret Thatcher]], castigated homosexuality during her tenure. The topic of homosexuality remained taboo even well into the [[21st Century]].

The United Kingdom legalised civil partnerships in 2005. Same-sex marriage was legalised in England, Wales and Scotland in 2014; however, the far-right [[DUP]] in [[Occupied Ireland]] was vocally resistant and delayed the implementation of equal marriage until 2020 in Occupied Ireland. Although the population of the United Kingdom is mostly accepting of homosexuality, the government has approved of the overseas territory of [[Bermuda]] briefly revoking the same-sex marriage law.

Transphobia remains a major issue in the United Kingdom. [[TERFs]] often harass and attempt to prevent funding to charities that seek to help transgender people. The phenomenon is tragically rampant amongst the British Left just as much as the Right, with the [[Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)]] and the [[Communist Party of Britain]] adopting party lines that are incompatible with the well-being of transgender comrades.

== References ==
<references />

Anarchism

2020-11-28T23:37:50Z

Faust: Anarchist History

'''Anarchism''' is a [[Petty Bourgeoisie|petty bourgeois]] political-social tendency, hostile to all power, including that of the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]; it opposes the interests of small [[Private Property|private property]] and the small peasant economy to the progress of society supported by large production. The philosophical basis of anarchism is [[individualism]], [[subjectivism]] and [[voluntarism]].<ref name=":0">Rosental, M.; e Iudin, P. (1973): ''Diccionario filosófico'' (p. 13). Buenos Aires: Universo, 1973.</ref> The cornerstone of Anarchism is its vehement opposition to unjustified hierarchies, of which the notion of the state falls under.
==Origin==
The advent of anarchism is tied to the names of Schmidt ([[Stirner]]), [[Proudhon]] and [[Bakunin]], whose utopian theories were subjected to criticism in the works of [[Marx]] and [[Engels]]. In the nineteenth century, anarchism spread through France, Italy and Spain.<ref name=":0" />
==Characteristics==
Anarchism does not go beyond general phrases against exploitation, it does not understand what the causes of exploitation are, nor the [[class struggle]] as a creative force for the realization of [[socialism]]. The anarchist denial of political struggle contributes objectively to the subordination of the [[Proletariat|working class]] to [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] politics.

The most essential thing in the struggle against anarchism lies in the problem of how the [[revolution]] should proceed in relation to the [[State]] and in the problem of the State in general. Anarchists advocate the immediate annihilation of the State, they do not recognize that it is possible to take advantage of the bourgeois State to prepare the proletariat for the revolution.

After 1917, anarchism in Russia became a [[counter-revolutionary]] tendency. Historically, Anarchism saw brief surges in popularity in [[Catalonia]], the [[Free Territory]] in [[Ukraine]] and in the Korean Peninsula. Today, it enjoys a certain influence in the United States and Europe.<ref name=":0" />

==Distinctions between Marxists and Anarchists==
The essential distinctions in the criteria of Marxists and anarchists were reduced by [[Lenin]] to three fundamental points:

*In that the first, whose end is the complete [[Wither Away|withering away]] of the State, acknowledge that this end can only be achieved after the socialist revolution has abolished classes as a result of the establishment of [[socialism]]. The latter, on the other hand, want to completely destroy the State overnight, without understanding the [[Material Conditions|conditions]] in which this destruction can take place.
*The first acknowledge the need for the [[proletariat]], after conquering political power, to totally destroy the former State machine, replacing it with a new one. The latter advocate the destruction of the state machine and have an absolutely confused idea of what the proletariat must replace the machine with and how it will exercise revolutionary power. Anarchists reject even the use of state power by the revolutionary proletariat, their revolutionary dictatorship.
* The first demand that the proletariat prepare for revolution by taking advantage of the modern State, while anarchists reject it.<ref>Rumiántsev, A. (1981): ''Comunismo científico'' (diccionario), p. 14-17. Moscú: Progreso, 1981.</ref>

== References ==
<references />

Joseph Stalin

2020-11-28T23:32:44Z

Faust: Early Life Details

{{Infobox revolutionary
| name = Josef Stalin
| native_name = Иосиф Сталин
| image = File:Joseph-Stalin-1950.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Portrait of comrade Stalin
| nationality = Georgian
| birth_name = Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|12|18}}
| birth_place = Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Georgia)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1953|3|5|1878|12|18}}
| death_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, [[Soviet Union]]
| death_cause = Cerebral hemorrhage
| political_line = [[Marxism-Leninism]]
}}
'''Iósif Vissariónovich Dzhugashvili''', more popularly known as '''Joseph Stalin''' was the General Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Soviet Union from 3 April 1922 to 16 October 1952.

== Early Life ==

Stalin was born on the 18th of December, 1878 in the Georgian town of [[Gori]], which was part of the Tiflis Governorate of the Russian Empire. Like his parents, Stalin was an ethnic [[Georgia|Georgian]], and he grew up speaking the [[Georgian Language]].

Stalin's revolutionary activities can be traced to his time as a student in the Orthodox Spiritual Seminary in Tiflis, beginning in 1894. An avid reader, he read the seminal ''[[Das Kapital]]'' written by [[Marx|Karl Marx]], subsequently taking a profound interest in [[Marxism]]

== Post-Revolution ==

==False claims of antisemitism==

Despite right wingers and fascists spreading rumours of Judeo-Bolshevik conspiracy theories, some historians have made baseless claims that Stalin was an anti-semite. For refutation please see the below letter from Stalin.

{{Quote|In answer to your inquiry :

National and racial chauvinism is a vestige of the misanthropic customs characteristic of the period of cannibalism. Anti-semitism, as an extreme form of racial chauvinism, is the most dangerous vestige of cannibalism.

Anti-semitism is of advantage to the exploiters as a lightning conductor that deflects the blows aimed by the working people at capitalism. Anti-semitism is dangerous for the working people as being a false path that leads them off the right road and lands them in the jungle. Hence Communists, as consistent internationalists, cannot but be irreconcilable, sworn enemies of anti-semitism.

In the U.S.S.R. anti-semitism is punishable with the utmost severity of the law as a phenomenon deeply hostile to the Soviet system. Under U.S.S.R. law active anti-semites are liable to the death penalty.|J. Stalin|Reply to an inquiry of the Jewish News Agency in the United States {{Refn|Stalin: ''Reply to an inquiry of the Jewish News Agency in the United States'' [https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1931/01/12.htm MIA link]}}}}

== Legacy ==

==References==
<references />

Joseph Stalin

2020-11-28T23:16:07Z

Faust: Capital L for Leninism

{{Infobox revolutionary
| name = Josef Stalin
| native_name = Иосиф Сталин
| image = File:Joseph-Stalin-1950.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Portrait of comrade Stalin
| nationality = Georgian
| birth_name = Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|12|18}}
| birth_place = Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Georgia)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1953|3|5|1878|12|18}}
| death_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, [[Soviet Union]]
| death_cause = Cerebral hemorrhage
| political_line = [[Marxism-Leninism]]
}}
'''Iósif Vissariónovich Dzhugashvili''', more popularly known as '''Joseph Stalin''' was the General Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Soviet Union from 3 April 1922 to 16 October 1952.

== Early Life ==

== Post-Revolution ==

==False claims of antisemitism==

Despite right wingers and fascists spreading rumours of Judeo-Bolshevik conspiracy theories, some historians have made baseless claims that Stalin was an anti-semite. For refutation please see the below letter from Stalin.

{{Quote|In answer to your inquiry :

National and racial chauvinism is a vestige of the misanthropic customs characteristic of the period of cannibalism. Anti-semitism, as an extreme form of racial chauvinism, is the most dangerous vestige of cannibalism.

Anti-semitism is of advantage to the exploiters as a lightning conductor that deflects the blows aimed by the working people at capitalism. Anti-semitism is dangerous for the working people as being a false path that leads them off the right road and lands them in the jungle. Hence Communists, as consistent internationalists, cannot but be irreconcilable, sworn enemies of anti-semitism.

In the U.S.S.R. anti-semitism is punishable with the utmost severity of the law as a phenomenon deeply hostile to the Soviet system. Under U.S.S.R. law active anti-semites are liable to the death penalty.|J. Stalin|Reply to an inquiry of the Jewish News Agency in the United States {{Refn|Stalin: ''Reply to an inquiry of the Jewish News Agency in the United States'' [https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1931/01/12.htm MIA link]}}}}

== Legacy ==

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