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Dictatorship of the proletariat

In Marxist theory, the dictatorship of the proletariat (sometimes abbreviated as DotP) is a state of affairs in which the proletariat, or the working class, holds political power. The term, as used by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, refers to a transitional state between capitalism and communism. During this phase, the proletariat acts as the ruling…

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related to Works cited · 69
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related to Eurocommunism · 36
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related to From class dictatorship to party dictatorship · 29
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related to The Kautsky–Lenin split · 25
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related to Historiography · 23
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related to Abandonment in Western social democracy · 22
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related to Georgi Plekhanov and the 1903 program · 18
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related to Evolution in the Soviet bloc · 17
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related to The Paris Commune as a model · 16
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related to Lenin's evolving concept · 15
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the Soviet Unioninstance ofwho argued that it betrayed the democratic principles central to Marx's original conception.The Leninist interpretation became the official doctrine of the international communi…0.80text
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and other countries in the Eastern Blocinstance ofwho argued that it betrayed the democratic principles central to Marx's original conception.The Leninist interpretation became the official doctrine of the international communi…0.80text
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