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The '''Five Heads of Communism''' | The '''Five Heads of Communism''' refer to [[Karl Marx]], [[Friedrich Engels]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin]], and [[Mao Zedong]] and their importance in developing Marxism-Leninism and communism. Alternative versions known as the '''Three Heads''' and the '''Four Heads of Marxism''' exclude Stalin and/or Mao.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_symbolism#/media/File:Marx_Engels_Lenin.svg Flag featuring the "Three Heads" of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and Vladimir Lenin]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_symbolism#/media/File:Marx_-_Engels_-_Lenin_-_Stalin.svg The "Four Heads" of Marxism: Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin]</ref> | ||
== Variations == | == Variations == | ||
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=== Use In Ireland === | === Use In Ireland === | ||
[[File:James connolly.png|thumb|The three heads | [[File:James connolly.png|thumb|The three heads of communism + James Conolly]] | ||
[[Irish Socialist | [[Irish Socialist Republican Party|Irish Socialist Republicans]] often include [[James Connolly]] after [[Marx]], [[Engels]], [[Lenin]] and sometimes [[Stalin]] and [[Mao]] depending on the user's ideological leanings. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Marxist symbols]] | [[Category:Marxist symbols]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:47, 9 July 2025
The Five Heads of Communism refer to Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong and their importance in developing Marxism-Leninism and communism. Alternative versions known as the Three Heads and the Four Heads of Marxism exclude Stalin and/or Mao.[1][2]
Variations[edit | edit source]
Hoxhaism[edit | edit source]
Alternatively, the Five Classics of Marxism–Leninism replaces Mao with Enver Hoxha.[3]
Maoism[edit | edit source]
Maoists often add Chairman Gonzalo after Mao.
Trotskyism[edit | edit source]
Trotskyists include Leon Trotsky and exclude Stalin and Mao.
Use In Ireland[edit | edit source]
Irish Socialist Republicans often include James Connolly after Marx, Engels, Lenin and sometimes Stalin and Mao depending on the user's ideological leanings.
