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[[File:Communism.jpg|right|thumb|Hammer and sickle, symbol of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] variety of communism ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Target Practice]]'')]]
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[[File:Communism.jpg|thumb|Hammer and sickle, symbol of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] variety of communism. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Target Practice (comic story)|Target Practice]]'')]]
'''Communism''' was a human form of government based on equality and sharing of means of production. [[Karl Marx]], [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Joseph Stalin]] were all pivotal figures in communism's history. In [[20th century]] [[Spain]], a communist republican group were elected to govern.
 
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''[[Das Kapital]]'' was a major work of '''communism''' written by [[Karl Marx]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)|Brotherhood of the Daleks]]'')
   
The [[Soviet Union]] was a communist state. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101]]'')
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The [[Soviet Union]] was a communist state. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') Its symbol was the hammer and sickle. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Target Practice (comic story)|Target Practice]]'')
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In [[1919]], the Bolsheviks seized power in [[Uzbekistan]]. The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] visited the country shortly afterwards, in [[August]] of that year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Memory Cheats (audio story)|The Memory Cheats]]'')
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Communism filtered from the USSR into [[China]] prior to the outbreak of the [[Pacific War]]. [[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s [[Kuomintang|Nationalist Government]] successfully contained the communist movement in the [[mountain]]s of north and central China. However, the family of Chiang's wife were communist sympathisers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'')
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In [[July]] [[1936]], the [[Spanish Civil War]] began when a group of conservative [[general]]s revolted against the democratic government out of fear that traditional [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] values were being undermined and the government was leaning towards Communism. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fiesta of the Damned (audio story)|Fiesta of the Damned]]'')
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By [[1951]], following [[World War II]], the Communists had come to power in China. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'')
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[[David Ritchie]] was a member of the [[Communist Party of Britain]] until the Soviet Union invaded [[Hungary]] in [[1956]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)|1963: The Assassination Games]]'')
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During the filming of the [[1957]] [[science fiction]] film ''[[Swamp of Horrors]]'', [[Adrian Cooper]] accused the [[Sixth Doctor]] of being a "Commie [[beatnik]]". Cooper also claimed that all aliens were Communists. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Swamp of Horrors (1957) - Viewing Notes (short story)|Swamp of Horrors (1957) - Viewing Notes]]'')
   
 
In [[1958]], [[Stark (Dreamland)|Colonel Stark]] claimed that the [[Tenth Doctor]] was a communist to justify killing him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'')
 
In [[1958]], [[Stark (Dreamland)|Colonel Stark]] claimed that the [[Tenth Doctor]] was a communist to justify killing him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'')
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In [[1989]], the Communist regimes in [[Poland]], [[Hungary]] and [[Czechoslovakia]] were overthrown. In Czechoslovakia, it was known as the [[Velvet Revolution]] and took place on [[28 November]] of that year. The [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] were present for the event, and stopped an invasion by the [[Mavora]], with the help of the [[Golem of Prague]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]'')
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[[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] accused [[Murgat]] of being "bolshie". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story)|Brotherhood of the Daleks]]'')
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[[Tegan Jovanka]] described herself as "downright Bolshie". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]'')
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Revision as of 09:24, 11 November 2019

Communism
Communism

Hammer and sickle, symbol of the Soviet variety of communism. (COMIC: Target Practice)

Das Kapital was a major work of communism written by Karl Marx. (AUDIO: Brotherhood of the Daleks)

The Soviet Union was a communist state. (PROSE: History 101) Its symbol was the hammer and sickle. (COMIC: Target Practice)

In 1919, the Bolsheviks seized power in Uzbekistan. The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot visited the country shortly afterwards, in August of that year. (AUDIO: The Memory Cheats)

Communism filtered from the USSR into China prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War. Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government successfully contained the communist movement in the mountains of north and central China. However, the family of Chiang's wife were communist sympathisers. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang)

In July 1936, the Spanish Civil War began when a group of conservative generals revolted against the democratic government out of fear that traditional Catholic values were being undermined and the government was leaning towards Communism. (AUDIO: Fiesta of the Damned)

By 1951, following World War II, the Communists had come to power in China. (PROSE: Endgame)

David Ritchie was a member of the Communist Party of Britain until the Soviet Union invaded Hungary in 1956. (AUDIO: 1963: The Assassination Games)

During the filming of the 1957 science fiction film Swamp of Horrors, Adrian Cooper accused the Sixth Doctor of being a "Commie beatnik". Cooper also claimed that all aliens were Communists. (PROSE: Swamp of Horrors (1957) - Viewing Notes)

In 1958, Colonel Stark claimed that the Tenth Doctor was a communist to justify killing him. (TV: Dreamland)

In 1989, the Communist regimes in Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia were overthrown. In Czechoslovakia, it was known as the Velvet Revolution and took place on 28 November of that year. The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams were present for the event, and stopped an invasion by the Mavora, with the help of the Golem of Prague. (COMIC: The Broken Man)

Charley Pollard accused Murgat of being "bolshie". (AUDIO: Brotherhood of the Daleks)

Tegan Jovanka described herself as "downright Bolshie". (AUDIO: The Children of Seth)