Communist party

Gathering of members of the Bolshevik Party.

A communist party is a political party based on the principles of communism and intended to constitute the working class into a party consistent with its class interests, with the abolition of private property as a main objective. The theoretical conclusions of the communist party are based on the existing relations of production and the class antagonisms that they create.

Communist parties operating in accord with Marxism–Leninism premise themselves off democratic centralism and work with the intention of becoming the leading vanguard organization for the masses to advance revolutionary goals.

Mechanisms

Trade unions

Main article: Trade union

Workers' councils

Main article: Soviet (governmental body)

Cooperatives

Main article: Cooperative

Vanguard

Main article: Vanguardism

Composition

The membership of a communist party is comprised of revolutionaries who are sincerely committed to the struggle towards the transformation of capitalism into socialist society through social revolution. Further, there are high requirements for the character and capabilities of party member. They should be, for the most part, drawn from the working class itself, be closely linked with the rest of the working class, and represent and promote the interests of the working class and especially their central interest in social revolution.

See also

• Vanguardism
• Democratic centralism