Marxism

economic and sociopolitical worldview
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Marxism
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Summary

Marxism is an economic theory[1]. Marxism ranks in the top 2% of economic theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,412 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Karl Marx[3], Friedrich Engels[4]
  • Instance of: political ideology[5], school of economic thought[6]
  • Named after: Karl Marx[7]
  • Subclass of: socialism[8], communism[9]
  • Commons category: Marxism[10]
  • Opposite of: criticisms of Marxism[11]
  • Has part(s): Western Marxism[12], Classical Marxism[13], Orthodox Marxism[14], open Marxism[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Marxism[16]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Marxism[17]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus Encyclopedia, 21st edition, volume 17, Article "Marxism"[18], Historisch-kritisches Wörterbuch des Marxismus[19], Red Blue Translator[20]
  • Topic has template: Template:Marxism sidebar[21]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://economics.stackexchange.com/tags/marxism[22]
  • Different from: anarcho-communism[23], anarchism[24]
  • Practiced by: Marxist[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[26], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]

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Influence

Things named for Marxism include Comac[28], a juvenile political organization[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 2003[31], headquartered in Brussels[32].

Why It Matters

Marxism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Marxism is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Marxism has been cited as an influence by eco-socialism[35], a political ideology[36]; left-wing terrorism[37], a political violence[38]; Marxian economics[39], a school of economic thought[40]; and Yuri Kochiyama[41], a human rights defender[42], 1921–2014[43], of United States[44], specialised in civil and political rights[45].

Entities named for Marxism include Comac[28], a juvenile political organization[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 2003[31], headquartered in Brussels[32].

FAQs

Who did Marxism influence?

Marxism has been cited as an influence by eco-socialism[35], left-wing terrorism[37], Marxian economics[39], and Yuri Kochiyama[41].

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → Marxism
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → wGq9e
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  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0249627-marxismus
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  4. 18w ago · Legonin · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Larousse id → divers/wd/68479
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  5. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 23w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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