Principles of Communism

__Principles of Communism__ is a brief 1847 work written by Frederick Engels, the co-founder of Marxism. It is structured as a catechism, containing 25 questions about communism for which answers are provided. In the text, Engels presents core ideas of Marxism such as historical materialism, class struggle, and proletarian revolution. __Principles of Communism__ served as the draft version for the __Manifesto of the Communist Party__. Principles of Communism is a brief 1847 work written by Frederick Engels, the co-founder of Marxism. It is structured as a catechism, containing 25 questions about communism for which answers are provided. In the text, Engels presents core ideas of Marxism such as historical materialism, class struggle, and proletarian revolution. Principles of Communism served as the draft version for the Manifesto of the Communist Party .