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Character guide
Key figures in The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.
the Communists
major
Also known as Communists, The Communists
The revolutionary vanguard class that abolishes private property and class distinctions.
Karl Marx
major
Also known as Marx
Co-author of the Manifesto and chief theorist of scientific socialism.
Socialism
supporting
Also known as German Socialism, Bourgeois Socialism, petty bourgeois Socialism, True Socialism
Various ideological currents critiqued as reactionary or utopian by the authors.
the German
minor
Generic reference to German socialists and philosophers critiqued in the text.