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Dictatorship Of The Proletariat
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Marxist-Leninist Interpretation and Practice
Vladimir Lenin integrated the abstract concept of the DoP into a concrete strategy for revolution in pre-industrial societies. For Leninists, the DoP required the absolute dominance of the Communist Party as the organized, conscious vanguard of the proletariat. This necessitated a highly centralized str… -
French Communist Party
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The French Communist Party (Parti communiste français, PCF) is a major, long-standing political party in France, historically significant both domestically and internationally. Formed from a split within the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) in 1920, the PCF rapidly established itself as one of the largest communist parties in Western Europe, characteri…
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Marxist Leninist Theory
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The Vanguard Party and Democratic Centralism
Central to MLT is the role of the Communist Party, conceived as the conscious, highly disciplined vanguard of the proletariat. Unlike broad labor movements, the vanguard party possesses the correct scientific understanding of historical trajectory and must, therefore, direct the revolution.
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Northern Expedition
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As the NRA approached the central Yangtze River region, internal political tensions within the KMT—primarily between the right-wing faction led by Chiang Kai-shek and the left-wing faction associated with Wang Jingwei—came to the fore. This culminated in the de facto establishment of two provisional capitals: Wuhan (controlled by the left wing) and Nanjing (increasingly controlled by Chiang).
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Northern Expedition
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Decentralized Authority: Many former warlords, such as Yan Xishan in Shanxi and the remnants of the Ma Clique, maintained substantial autonomy, acknowledging the KMT’s central authority only in principle.
Ideological Schism: The violent rift between the KMT left and right, and the suppression of the Communist Party, ensured that the period of nominal unity would be fraught with internal conflict.
The Color Blue: The overwhelming success of the campaign is often indirectly linked to the KMT's flag color, blue. Histori…