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".
The supreme state organ of power is a type of legislature and the supreme institution in communist states. It operates under the Marxist–Leninist principle of unified state power and serves as the ape
The National Assembly House, which is the seat of Vietnam's SSOP, the National Assembly. Constitutionally defined in 1946, it can be considered as the oldest existing SSOP.
The politburo of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the ruling party of East Germany. The party is responsible for guiding the activities of the SSOP in communist states.
A sign on a Chinese street that reads "Party, government, military, civilian, and academic, north, south, east, west, and center, the Party leads everything."
A picture of the Meeting Room of the Procuratorial Committee of China's Supreme People's Procuratorate. In China, as in every other communist state, no institution or law stands above the SSOP.