# The Communist Manifesto — Character guide

> Key figures in The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.

- [the Communists](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_communist_manifesto_se/characters/the_communists.md): The revolutionary vanguard class that abolishes private property and class distinctions.
- [Karl Marx](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_communist_manifesto_se/characters/karl_marx.md): Co-author of the Manifesto and chief theorist of scientific socialism.
- [Socialism](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_communist_manifesto_se/characters/socialism.md): Various ideological currents critiqued as reactionary or utopian by the authors.
- [the German](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_communist_manifesto_se/characters/the_german.md): Generic reference to German socialists and philosophers critiqued in the text.

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