Communism
Communism is a conceptualized system of government in which resources and production facilities are the property of the entire society rather than individuals. ... Although the basic idea of communism has existed since the time of Plato, modern communism is identified with the system of government described by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels in the "Communist Manifest". ... This prophecy has never come true, and countries who have attempted to base their governments on communism have ultimately failed to achieve the utopia described by Marx and Engels. Communism is the doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the proletariat. ... Even the most cursory student of Communism is familiar with the seminal role of Karl Marx in the development of Communist ideology. ... Communism first took hold in Russia, a nation with a centuries-old reputation for despotism, servility, and brutality.