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Socialism is an
economic and
political philosophy encompassing diverse
economic and
social systems characterised by
social ownership of the
means of production, as opposed to
private ownership. It describes the
economic,
political, and
social theories and
movements associated with the implementation of such systems. Social ownership can take various forms, including
public,
community,
collective,
cooperative, or
employee. Traditionally, socialism is on the
left wing of the
political spectrum. Types of socialism vary based on the role of markets and planning in resource allocation, and the structure of management in organizations.
The socialist political movement includes political philosophies that originated in the revolutionary movements of the mid-to-late 18th century and out of concern for the social problems that socialists associated with capitalism. By the late 19th century, after the work of Karl Marx and his collaborator Friedrich Engels, socialism had come to signify anti-capitalism and advocacy for a post-capitalist system based on some form of social ownership of the means of production. By the early 1920s, communism and social democracy had become the two dominant political tendencies within the international socialist movement, with socialism itself becoming the most influential secular movement of the 20th century. Many socialists also adopted the causes of other social movements, such as feminism, environmentalism, and progressivism. ( Full article...) Selected articleLeninism is the political theory for the organization of a revolutionary vanguard party and the achievement of a dictatorship of the proletariat, as political prelude to the establishment of socialism. Developed by and named for the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, Leninism comprises socialist political and economic theories, developed from Marxism, and Lenin's interpretations of Marxist theories, for practical application to the socio-political conditions of the Russian Empire of the early 20th century. Functionally, the Leninist vanguard party was to provide the working class with the political consciousness (education and organization) and revolutionary leadership necessary to depose capitalism in Imperial Russia. After the October Revolution of 1917, Leninism was the dominant version of Marxism in Russia, and, in establishing soviet democracy, the Bolshevik régime suppressed socialists who opposed the revolution, such as the Mensheviks and factions of the Socialist Revolutionary Party. The Russian Civil War (1917–22) thus included left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks (1918–1924) that were suppressed in the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR), before incorporation to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1922.
Selected biography -
Robert Owen (
/ˈoʊɪn/; 14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a
Welsh textile manufacturer,
philanthropist and
social reformer, and a founder of
utopian socialism and the
co-operative movement. He strove to improve factory working conditions, promoted experimental
socialistic communities, and sought a more collective approach to child-rearing, including government control of education. He gained wealth in the early 1800s from a
textile mill at
New Lanark, Scotland. Having trained as a
draper in
Stamford, Lincolnshire he worked in London before relocating aged 18 to
Manchester and textile manufacturing. In 1824, he moved to America and put most of his fortune in an experimental socialistic community at
New Harmony, Indiana, as a preliminary for his
Utopian society. It lasted about two years. Other
Owenite communities also failed, and in 1828 Owen returned to London, where he continued to champion the
working class, lead in developing
co-operatives and the
trade union movement, and support child labour legislation and free co-educational schools. (
Full article...)
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Socialism is an
economic and
political philosophy encompassing diverse
economic and
social systems characterised by
social ownership of the
means of production, as opposed to
private ownership. It describes the
economic,
political, and
social theories and
movements associated with the implementation of such systems. Social ownership can take various forms, including
public,
community,
collective,
cooperative, or
employee. Traditionally, socialism is on the
left wing of the
political spectrum. Types of socialism vary based on the role of markets and planning in resource allocation, and the structure of management in organizations.
The socialist political movement includes political philosophies that originated in the revolutionary movements of the mid-to-late 18th century and out of concern for the social problems that socialists associated with capitalism. By the late 19th century, after the work of Karl Marx and his collaborator Friedrich Engels, socialism had come to signify anti-capitalism and advocacy for a post-capitalist system based on some form of social ownership of the means of production. By the early 1920s, communism and social democracy had become the two dominant political tendencies within the international socialist movement, with socialism itself becoming the most influential secular movement of the 20th century. Many socialists also adopted the causes of other social movements, such as feminism, environmentalism, and progressivism. ( Full article...) Selected articleLeninism is the political theory for the organization of a revolutionary vanguard party and the achievement of a dictatorship of the proletariat, as political prelude to the establishment of socialism. Developed by and named for the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, Leninism comprises socialist political and economic theories, developed from Marxism, and Lenin's interpretations of Marxist theories, for practical application to the socio-political conditions of the Russian Empire of the early 20th century. Functionally, the Leninist vanguard party was to provide the working class with the political consciousness (education and organization) and revolutionary leadership necessary to depose capitalism in Imperial Russia. After the October Revolution of 1917, Leninism was the dominant version of Marxism in Russia, and, in establishing soviet democracy, the Bolshevik régime suppressed socialists who opposed the revolution, such as the Mensheviks and factions of the Socialist Revolutionary Party. The Russian Civil War (1917–22) thus included left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks (1918–1924) that were suppressed in the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR), before incorporation to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1922.
Selected biography -
Robert Owen (
/ˈoʊɪn/; 14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a
Welsh textile manufacturer,
philanthropist and
social reformer, and a founder of
utopian socialism and the
co-operative movement. He strove to improve factory working conditions, promoted experimental
socialistic communities, and sought a more collective approach to child-rearing, including government control of education. He gained wealth in the early 1800s from a
textile mill at
New Lanark, Scotland. Having trained as a
draper in
Stamford, Lincolnshire he worked in London before relocating aged 18 to
Manchester and textile manufacturing. In 1824, he moved to America and put most of his fortune in an experimental socialistic community at
New Harmony, Indiana, as a preliminary for his
Utopian society. It lasted about two years. Other
Owenite communities also failed, and in 1828 Owen returned to London, where he continued to champion the
working class, lead in developing
co-operatives and the
trade union movement, and support child labour legislation and free co-educational schools. (
Full article...)
General imagesThe following are images from various socialism-related articles on Wikipedia.
Did you know (auto-generated) -
Related portalsTopicsSubcategoriesWant to find an article related to socialism? Try browsing through any of the main
categories below:
Select [►] to view subcategories
Selected quotation
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