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COMMUNIST REVOLUTION

Introduction

Communism is a form of social organization whereby the properties are owned by a

community and all members take part in the development of the community. Communism

defines the wealth and resources of the community are contributed by all the people in a given

community. This is done according to the people’s social and economic classes. The Communist

revolution was a state period of social and political transition in Russia. It took place during the

First World War in the Russian former Empire. It was a period whereby the government of

Russia changed from being monarchical to a socialist form of government. It occurred due to

increased corruption and increased dissatisfaction of the people with government services.

How the communist Revolution Succeed succeeded

Communism greatly emphasized economic equality and argued for an undivided society.

It took place in 1848 after feudalism and capitalism (Duncan, 1986). It was to view history

materially and society becomes materialistic. It began in 1789 when Feudalism was the form of

structured leadership and government. This was a time when there were people owning large

pieces of land and wealth. The mode of production was agriculture (Marx & Engels, 2019). The

means of production at the moment were farming tools and animal labor (Giusto, 2017). The

landowners controlled the mode of production while the peasants owned the means of

production. Peasants got the profit from their own labor.

Capitalism followed feudalism whereby the social classes were the Bourgeoisie

Proletariat that is the working class. The mode of production and means of production were

industries and machines respectively (Duncan, 1986). The bourgeoisie was the class that
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controlled both the means and mode of production in this era (Fuchs, 2013). The Bourgeoisie

also enjoyed the profit from the production process (Marx & Engels, 2019). In Communism,

social classes were less, and the mode of production was industry while the means of production

were machines (Duncan, 1986). Everyone in communism controlled the mode and means of

production that existed. Profits in communism were shared equally amongst all the classes that

existed.

The main aim of the communist revolution was to bring about a balance between the

different classes of living. It was achieved by ensuring that the gap between the peasants, the

working class, and the rich were reduced (Duncan, 1986). There was the introduction of

machines that were to replace the peasants in the field of production (Fuchs, 2013). Industries

were established to replace the farming modes of production in order to reduce the workloads of

the peasants (Duncan, 1986). There was a marked seizing of power of the state and

transformation of the means of production by the proletariat. This finally brought to an end the

class differences and class antagonisms tended to end (Marx & Engels, 2019). The state became

the official representative of the citizens and seized representing only the middle classes or the

slaves owning classes.

Marx fought greatly against the bourgeois all throughout his life. The overthrow of the

state powers such as the bourgeois was among the main agendas of Marx (Duncan, 1986). There

was a great civil war that occurred between the middle-class people and the proletariat that

greatly promoted the establishment of communism. The state power started to wither away

according to Marx leading to the full establishment of communism (Marx & Engels, 2019).

There was the perfection of the parliamentary power in 1851 which was the initial step in the
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process of revolution. The change was greatly opposed by the parliament and all the

parliamentary powers were against this (Fuchs, 2013). The parliamentary powers were forced

finally to accept the changes and adopt the new norm due to its superiority (Marx & Engels,

2019). Marxism took a tremendous step compared with that of The Communist Manifesto.

The proletariat in order to attain and promote communism had to organize many

strategies in order to conquer their exploiters. The strategies had to be very specific and

organized since their opponents were strong state officials and people of high social classes.

Marxism planned to educate the workers on communism and the way of accomplishing

communism (Giusto, 2017). They were educated on leadership skills and leadership roles in

order to assume leadership after the transition. Socialism was among the key training areas for

the different workers. Socialism involved training the workers on the ways of relating with

others (Marx & Engels, 2019). It is the act of recognizing other people’s strengths and

weaknesses and being in a position to accommodate them in one’s circle.

Revolution in the field of labor was greatly improved and more civilization took place.

Men and women were made to work without any gender or race differences. This greatly

promoted the production processes and also reduced the chauvinism of the male gender in the

field of production (Marx & Engels, 2019). This made it easier to establish the foundations of

communism in the entire population. There was the abolition of private properties which was not

evident in any other power. The main private properties were acted upon as those that suppressed

humanity and other human rights. 6They also included the private sectors that acquired

properties through burglary from the people and the poor.

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The organization of national unity was another way that communism was established.

There was to be a clear definition of roles in the distribution of powers in the government. The

functions of the central government were not to be suppressed of not to be observed. The unity of

the nation was also to remain unbroken all throughout the countries (Fuchs, 2013). The functions

of the central government were to be discharged by the communal powers and at the communal

level (Marx & Engels, 2019). There was to be the restoration of power in the national unity from

the illegitimate owners to the responsible authorities and agents (Giusto, 2017). The national

unity was to remain organized in such a way that proletariat was embraced.

The abolition of the parasite state was another way that the communist revolution

occurred. This was aimed at removing all agencies that were attached to the state in one way or

another unconstitutionally (Lenin, 1976). Many respective organs were amputated from the state

authority and their dependency was terminated. The proletariats and the peasants were to take

political power and organize themselves in communes freely (Lenin, 1976). This was to help

them access the resources and to hasten the distribution of resources and different privileges.

Why the communist Revolution Succeeded

Communists safeguarded all interests and all stages of development undergone by the

proletariat. This was among the main reasons why communism overthrew bourgeois supremacy.

Communism appreciated and respected the wages of each and every individual since it is the one

that promoted their development (Lenin, 1976). Many people looked down upon the bourgeoisie

because it oppressed many social classes and pauperism development. Communism greatly

discourages wage slavery and oppression of the laborers. Systemic struggles mainly due to the
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differences in the social classes were made not to exist by communism. The many shortcomings

of the bourgeoisie greatly promoted its fall and gave victory to the proletariat.

There were no special machines that were needed for the repression and suppression of

people. Freedom was paramount for all the people according to the communist revolution

(Giusto, 2017). Democracy and the ability of none to express themselves freely were made

possible by the communist revolution (Lenin, 1976). Resistance of the capitalists was greatly

broken due to the decline of the social classes hence the ability to speak up with freedom was

gained (Fuchs, 2013). The Communist revolution was greatly embraced since the number of

people who were of the lower classes was many (Lenin, 1976). They were such a large

population that even the reigning power couldn’t even resist these great numbers (Giusto, 2017).

Communism later becomes the capacity regulating tool or the factor of determination. It was

used in the distribution of resources amongst the people and labor allocation.

Communism involved the transformation and change from quantity to quality. This

form and level of democracy were sound due to overstepping of different boundaries and

bourgeois society. This denied Capitalism the opportunity to remain strong and firm. It allows all

the people to take part in the administration role (Lenin, 1976). This was due to the enablement

of various factors such as literacy empowerment of workers to work with machines. It is in this

communism that the high classed people in the society were equalized with the low people

(Fuchs, 2013). This means that during the distribution of resources and any other privileges, all

people had equal opportunities (Giusto, 2017). This was a great gain for the less fortunate and

also the enslaved people. All children and youths had equal opportunities for studying and also

employment opportunities.
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Conclusion

In conclusion, the communist revolution was a great moment of change and

transformation. It took the efforts of many people and more so Marx in order to make

communism a reality. Different strategies had to be laid down in order to help establish the

communist revolution. The measures included stopping wage slavery, taking privately owned

lands and making their society owned, and the abolition of state parasite nature. Organization of

national unity and revolution in the field of labor were other important strategies in its

establishment. The Communist revolution succeeded since it promoted the freedom of many

people who were oppressed by state powers. It ensured the decline of numerous social classes

and equality became evident. The communist revolution was a strategy that was worth accepting

and adopting in the nations.

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