A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a socio-economic form of government that combines the state leadership of a communist party, Marxist–Leninist political philosophy, and an
The meeting place of the Chinese National People's Congress
The People's Liberation Army raising the flag of the Chinese Communist Party during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 2019.
Protest against Ukrainian decommunisation policies in Donetsk, 2014. The red banner reads, "Our homeland USSR".
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Cari
Communist state
…with a stateless, classless, and moneyless society, but its application as Marxism–Leninism began later in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam are the only communist states that now exist. With the exception of North Korea, these have moved away from collectivism…
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, conquistador of Cuba
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes is known as Father of the Homeland in Cuba, having declared its independence from Spain in 1868. Céspedes was killed by Spanish troops in 1874.
Human remains from the Cuban War of Independence after the Spanish reconcentration policy, 1898
The Pentarchy of 1933. Fulgencio Batista, who controlled the armed forces, appears at far right