# communism

Communism refers to a number of things:

-   An egalitarian [[mode of production]] that is supposed to follow [[capitalism]] first specified by [[Marx]] (see [[communist mode of production]])
-   A reference to the political and economic movements of the 20th century of the same name, producing the [[Soviet Union]], communist [[China]] and [[Cuba]], and so on (see: [[communist movements of the 20th century]]).
-   A watchword for the [[right wing]], synonymous with anything vaguely progressive.