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{{italic}}{{Infobox book|title_orig=Grundsätze des Kommunismus|author=[[Friedrich Engels]]|media_type=Catechism|subject=Fundamental aspects of [[communism]]|year=1847|preceded_by=[[Draft to a Communist Confession of Faith]]|followed_by=[[The Communist Manifesto]]}}'''''The Principles of Communism''''' (German: ''Grundsätze des Kommunismus'') is a brief 1847 work written by [[Friedrich Engels]], the co-founder of [[Marxism]]. It is structured as a catechism, containing 25 questions about [[Communism (ideology)|communism]] for which answers are provided. In the text, Engels presents core ideas of Marxism such as [[historical materialism]], [[class struggle]], and [[proletarian revolution]]. ''The Principles of Communism'' served as the draft version for [[the Communist Manifesto|''the Communist Manifesto'']] by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]].
{{italic}}{{Infobox book|title_orig=Grundsätze des Kommunismus|author=[[Friedrich Engels]]|media_type=Catechism|subject=Fundamental aspects of [[communism]]|year=1847|preceded_by=[[Draft to a Communist Confession of Faith]]|followed_by=[[The Communist Manifesto]]|image=File:PrinCom frontcover.png}}'''''The Principles of Communism''''' (German: ''Grundsätze des Kommunismus'') is a brief 1847 work written by [[Friedrich Engels]], the co-founder of [[Marxism]]. It is structured as a catechism, containing 25 questions about [[Communism (ideology)|communism]] for which answers are provided. In the text, Engels presents core ideas of Marxism such as [[historical materialism]], [[class struggle]], and [[proletarian revolution]]. ''The Principles of Communism'' served as the draft version for [[The Communist Manifesto|''the Communist Manifesto'']] by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]].


== See also ==
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* ''[https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm The Principles of Communism]'' at the [[Marxists Internet Archive]] [https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/principles-communism.pdf (PDF)]
* ''[https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm The Principles of Communism]'' at the [[Marxists Internet Archive]] [https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/principles-communism.pdf (PDF)]
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The Principles of Communism
Author Friedrich Engels
Original title Grundsätze des Kommunismus
Publication year 1847
Subject Fundamental aspects of communism
Media type Catechism
Preceded by Draft to a Communist Confession of Faith 
Followed by The Communist Manifesto 

The Principles of Communism (German: Grundsätze des Kommunismus) is a brief 1847 work written by Friedrich Engels, the co-founder of Marxism. It is structured as a catechism, containing 25 questions about communism for which answers are provided. In the text, Engels presents core ideas of Marxism such as historical materialism, class struggle, and proletarian revolution. The Principles of Communism served as the draft version for the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

See also

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A library version of The Principles of Communism is available.