
Manifesto of the Communist Party (German Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei) often referred to as The Communist Manifesto was published on February 21 1848 & is one of the worlds most influential political manuscripts Commissioned by the Communist League & written by communist theorists Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels it laid out the Leagues purposes & program It presents an analytical approach to the class struggle (historical & present) & the problems of capitalism rather than a prediction of communisms potential future