1. What is the definition of communism? Communism is considered a step further than Marxism. It is considered a classless society. Wealth is redistributed so that control of wealth is not just in the hands of the rich. Privately owned businesses are converted to state ownership which then works to benefit all people in the state rather than one group of people. As the name suggests, it is a form of economic governance for the entire community. Communism advocates the fact that the basic needs of society should be provided to all regardless of any class differences. It also promotes the fact that every worker should be compensated for all his work and also have a share in the profits. Communism is broadly defined as a movement that aims to achieve all of these goals. It seeks to end wage labor and private property in economic terms. It is therefore considered by many to be a form of government that provides equality to all people.2. SystemThe word communism comes from community, which means that this type of government takes the entire community when making decisions. The rich do not get richer in a communist society and the poor do not get poorer. Furthermore, the state decides how to distribute resources in society. This creates a state of equality in society whereby people do not have to strive for supreme power. Karl Marx defined communism with the following words: “For us, communism is not a state of affairs to be established, an ideal to which reality [will] have to adapt. We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of affairs [emphasis in original]” (Holmes 2009). Workers in a communist government are not trapped in one job as they have the freedom to change jobs whenever they want. According to Karl Marx “society regulates general production and thus makes it possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow, to hunt in the morning, to fish in the afternoon, to herd cattle in the evening, to criticize after dinner, just as I have a mind, without ever becoming a hunter, fisherman, shepherd or critic” (Fandel 2008).3. Who were the leaders of communism?