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'''Criticism of communism''' may refer to:
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* ], which is criticism of the practical policies implemented by 20th century governments claiming to follow the ideology of Marxism–Leninism (usually known as communist states)
'''Criticism of communism''' can be divided into two broad categories: those concerning themselves with the practical aspects of 20th century ]s,<ref>Bruno Bosteels, ''The actuality of communism'' (Verso Books, 2014)</ref> and those concerning themselves with communist principles and theory.<ref>Raymond C. Taras, ''The Road to Disillusion: From Critical Marxism to Post-communism in Eastern Europe (Routledge, 2015).</ref> Authors who are critical of communism are typically opposed to both communist principles and historical policies, though they may focus exclusively on one or the other aspect in their writing.
* ], which is criticism of the political ideology and principles most often identified with the word ''communism''
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Some ] argue that communist theory is directly responsible for the problems of 20th century "communism", while others separate theory from practice while maintaining that they are both flawed in their own way. Likewise, some ] defend both theory and practice, while others argue that historical practice diverged from communist principles to a greater or lesser degree.

One may agree with communist principles but disagree with many policies adopted by Communist states (this is quite common among ]), or, more rarely, agree with policies adopted by Communist states but disagree with communist principles.

The categories of criticisms mentioned above are discussed in separate articles:

*''''']''''' is an article dealing with criticisms of the practical policies implemented by 20th century governments claiming to follow the ideology of ] (these are usually called "Communist states" in the West).
*''''']''''' is an article dealing with criticisms of Marxist theory itself.

==Further reading==
* Bosteels, Bruno. ''The actuality of communism'' (Verso Books, 2014)
* Blackmer, Donald LM, and Sidney Tarrow, eds. ''Communism in Italy and France'' (Princeton University Press, 2015)
* Priestland, David. ''The Red Flag: A History of Communism'' (Grove Press, 2009)
* Resnick, Stephen A., and Richard D. Wolff. ''Class theory and history: Capitalism and communism in the USSR'' (Routledge, 2013)
* Taras, Raymond C. ''The Road to Disillusion: From Critical Marxism to Post-communism in Eastern Europe (Routledge, 2015)

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Criticism of communism may refer to:

  • Criticism of communist party rule, which is criticism of the practical policies implemented by 20th century governments claiming to follow the ideology of Marxism–Leninism (usually known as communist states)
  • Criticism of Marxism, which is criticism of the political ideology and principles most often identified with the word communism
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