The ABC of Communism
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The ABC of Communism is a foundational early Soviet text that systematically explains Bolshevik ideology and the principles of a communist society in an accessible, catechism-style format.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The ABC of Communism canonical | 1 |
| Азбука коммунизма | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The ABC of Communism Context triple: [Nikolai Bukharin, notableWork, The ABC of Communism]
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A.
The Appeals of Communism
The Appeals of Communism is a political science work by Gabriel A. Almond analyzing the ideological, psychological, and social factors that make communist movements attractive to their adherents.
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B.
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder is a 1920 pamphlet by Vladimir Lenin that critiques ultra-left tendencies within the communist movement and defends a pragmatic, strategic approach to revolutionary politics.
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C.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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D.
Kommounistiki Epitheorisi
Kommounistiki Epitheorisi is the main theoretical and political journal of the Communist Party of Greece, publishing Marxist-Leninist analysis and party positions.
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E.
Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The ABC of Communism Target entity description: The ABC of Communism is a foundational early Soviet text that systematically explains Bolshevik ideology and the principles of a communist society in an accessible, catechism-style format.
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A.
The Appeals of Communism
The Appeals of Communism is a political science work by Gabriel A. Almond analyzing the ideological, psychological, and social factors that make communist movements attractive to their adherents.
-
B.
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder is a 1920 pamphlet by Vladimir Lenin that critiques ultra-left tendencies within the communist movement and defends a pragmatic, strategic approach to revolutionary politics.
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C.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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D.
Kommounistiki Epitheorisi
Kommounistiki Epitheorisi is the main theoretical and political journal of the Communist Party of Greece, publishing Marxist-Leninist analysis and party positions.
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E.
Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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communist literature ⓘ political text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nikolai Bukharin
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Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky ⓘ |
| author |
Nikolai Bukharin
ⓘ
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
|
| coversTopic |
abolition of private property
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class struggle ⓘ dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ planned economy ⓘ role of the Communist Party ⓘ transition from capitalism to socialism ⓘ |
| format | catechism-style exposition ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist literature
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| hasForm |
propagandistic manual
ⓘ
theoretical exposition ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Russian Civil War
ⓘ
early Soviet period ⓘ |
| ideology |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| influenced |
communist parties abroad
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early Soviet educational work ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
new members of the Russian Communist Party
ⓘ
party activists ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| movement | international communist movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible style for mass readership
ⓘ
systematic explanation of Bolshevik ideology ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The ABC of Communism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Азбука коммунизма
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| placeOfPublication | Moscow ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to educate the proletariat in communist principles
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to explain the program of the Russian Communist Party ⓘ to popularize Bolshevik ideology ⓘ |
| structure | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| subject |
Bolshevik program
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Soviet economic policy ⓘ communism ⓘ socialist construction ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | transition to a communist society ⓘ |
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Азбука коммунизма