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Understanding Communism – at Britannica Online
For centuries people from many different societies and countries around the World, have lived their lives by the dictates of Communism. Although the term communism did not come in to use until the 1840s, visions of a society that may be considered communist appeared as long ago as the 4th century BCE, when Plato described an ideal state. Communism has certainly had a massive influence on World history and continues to do so today. So what exactly is Communism? Which famous historical figures believed in the ideology of Communism? What impact did it have during the Cold War? Find out more about Communism with a 30-day free trial to Britannica Online.
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