Karl Marx And Friedrich Engels Co-Authored The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Corresponding Committee was a modest political organization founded in Brussels in 1846 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. German immigrants to Paris created the socialist organization known as the League of the Just in 1836. The Communist League was founded in June 1847 as a result of a merger of the League of the Just and the Communist Corresponding Committee. The Communist League Manifesto, co-written by Marx and Engels, was originally printed on February 21, 1848. This is also the next interesting fact about Karl Marx.

The political pamphlet, possibly the most influential in history, declared that class society will disappear for good when the proletariat, or working class, won their inevitable victory. It asserted that "the history of every hitherto existing society is the history of class battles." During the 1848 European Revolution, the Communist Manifesto had some impact, but only in Germany. With the rise of communism in the late nineteenth century, it would subsequently gain in importance and is today regarded as one of the most significant political writings. It continues to be widely read, and many people view it as a priceless window into contemporary society and an explanation for the world of recurring wars and repeated economic crises we live in today. Its principles continued to echo throughout the 20th century, and by 1950, over half of the world's population was governed by Marxist systems.