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Communism

Any book tagged with this topic discusses Communism at length and/or is set in a time or place with Communism as a backdrop. Communism is a socio-political and economic ideology founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the mid-to-late-1800's based upon communal ownership and distribution of goods and money, as well as the abolishment of social classes. Communism has been practiced most famously in 20th century Russia and China, among others.