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Marxism-Leninism
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«No party to lead, no revolution.»
Aims to move beyond capitalism through a vanguard party that leads the state toward collective ownership of the means of production. Planning replaces the market, and the state becomes the tool of transformation.
In short
On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the authoritarian left camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “equality”; religion: strongly towards “secularism”; state: strongly towards “authority”; method: strongly towards “rupture”. On sovereignty it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is maoism (97%).
Principles
- Collective ownership and central planning
- The party's leading role
- Fighting imperialism
A party-led state plans the economy and abolishes private ownership of the means of production.
Common criticisms
Where it comes from
It was born from the 1917 Russian Revolution, when Lenin adapted Marxism to a peasant country with a party of professional revolutionaries.
Key figures: Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Fidel Castro
Further reading: The State and Revolution — Lenin; The Communist Manifesto — Marx and Engels
Position on the 13 axes
Similar ideologies
MaoismThe Red Guard97%KemalismThe Architect of the Republic85%Patriotic socialismThe Sovereign Partisan78%Closest parties in Europe
Sinn FéinIreland74%
ANOCzech Republic74%
Hlas – sociálna demokraciaSlovakia66%
SocialdemokratietDenmark64%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.