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A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism.^[1] Depending on the type of government, the term socialism can be used to indicate an intermediate stage between capitalism and communism and may be the goal of the revolution, especially in Marxist-Leninist views.^[2] The idea that a proletarian revolution is needed is a cornerstone of Marxism;^[3]^[4] Marxists believe that the workers of the world must unite and free themselves from capitalist oppression to create a world run by and for the working class.^[5] Thus, in the Marxist view, proletarian revolutions need to happen in countries all over the world.

^ Lazar 2011, p. 311.
^ Štromas, Alexander; Faulkner, Alexander Robert K.; Mahoney, Alexander Daniel J., eds. (2003). Totalitarianism and the Prospects for World Order: Closing the Door on the Twentieth Century. Oxford, England; Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7391-0534-4.
^ Calvert, Peter (1990). "Interpretation". Revolution and Counter-Revolution. Open University Press. pp. 37–39. ISBN 0-335-15398-4.
^ Jessop 1972, pp. 28–29.
^ Engels, Friedrich (October–November 1847). The Principles of Communism. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024 – via Marxists Internet Archive. Further, it has co-ordinated the social development of the civilized countries to such an extent that, in all of them, bourgeoisie and proletariat have become the decisive classes, and the struggle between them the great struggle of the day. It follows that the communist revolution will not merely be a national phenomenon but must take place simultaneously in all civilized countries – that is to say, at least in England, America, France, and Germany.