If neither Marx or Engels never lived and written the books they did, former Soviet Union and China would probably be conducting their governmental systems in a different manner. Defined by Marx and Engels, the communist theory can be summed up in the single phrase: abolition of private property (Engels, Marx 80). Communists are distinguished by the lower working class which will rise to overthrow the higher supreme class (Engels, Marx 80). The second distinction can be …showed first 75 words of 828 total…

…showed last 75 words of 828 total…foundation of their communist rule is rooted in the works of Marx and Engels. Without these two men the entire basis of communism and communist principles would be non-existent. --- BIBLIOGRAPHY Engels, Friedrich, Karl Marx. The Communist Manifesto. Washington Square Press; New York: 1964. Hacker, Andrew. Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science. The Macmillian Company; New York: 1961. Heilbroner, Robert. Marxism, For and Against. W.W. Norton & Company; New York: 1980. Payne, Robert. Marx. Simon and Schuster; New York: 1968.