The Long Shadows of the Manifesto of the Communist Party

  • Todor Đ. Kuljić Redovni profesor Univerziteta u Beogradu, Filozofski fakultet, Odelјenje za sociologiju (u penziji)

Abstract


Why is the Manifesto of the Communist Party present today? It recognized the revolutionary globalization dynamics of capitalism, anti-capitalism was considered, there was no defeatism, there was a clear fence of various reactionary socialisms and philanthropy, the relationship between necessity and freedom was defned in a new way and the melodrama of the lef was avoided.

Keywords: Manifesto of the Communist Party, capitalism, anti-capitalism, defeatism, melodrama

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Published
2018/08/14
Section
Original scientific paper