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].