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Communism Collection (page 3)

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill, trade unionists

Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill, trade unionists
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, trade unionist and lifelong communist, with Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill and Peter Heathfield

Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill and Peter Heathfield
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, trade unionist and lifelong communist, with Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist, and Peter Heathfield (1929-2010)

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mick McGahey, trade unionist and communist

Mick McGahey, trade unionist and communist
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, NUM trade unionist and lifelong communist. Seen here around the time of the 1980s miners strike. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill, trade union leaders

Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill, trade union leaders
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, trade unionist and lifelong communist, with Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist

Background imageCommunism Collection: Karl Marx monument, Highgate Cemetery, London

Karl Marx monument, Highgate Cemetery, London
The monument to Karl Marx above his grave in Highgate Cemetery, North London. Seen here on a rainy day, with sightseers holding umbrellas

Background imageCommunism Collection: Political rally in Trafalgar Square, London

Political rally in Trafalgar Square, London
A political rally in Trafalgar Square, London. One of those taking part was John Mahon, London district secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain and biographer of Harry Pollitt

Background imageCommunism Collection: John Mahon, British Communist Party district secretary

John Mahon, British Communist Party district secretary
John Mahon, London district secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain and biographer of Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCommunism Collection: John Mahon London District Secretary Communist

John Mahon London District Secretary Communist
john, mahon, london, district, secretary, communist, communism, party, great, britain, biographer, biography, harry, pollitt, woman, admiring, poster, brick, wall, news, media, press, stories, beat

Background imageCommunism Collection: Kim Il Sung, communist leader of North Korea

Kim Il Sung, communist leader of North Korea
Kim Il Sung (1912-1994), Korean communist leader of North Korea, Prime Minister 1948-1972 and President 1972-1994. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCommunism Collection: Nikita Khrushchev and Harold Wilson shaking hands

Nikita Khrushchev and Harold Wilson shaking hands
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), Russian Soviet leader, seen here shaking hands with Harold Wilson (James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, 1916-1995)

Background imageCommunism Collection: Ho Chi Minh, Bill Alexander and John Collan

Ho Chi Minh, Bill Alexander and John Collan
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and Dictator, Prime Minister (1946-1955) and President (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)

Background imageCommunism Collection: Ho Chi Minh, communist leader of North Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh, communist leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and Dictator, Prime Minister (1946-1955) and President (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mikhail Gorbachev with Margaret Thatcher

Mikhail Gorbachev with Margaret Thatcher
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (b 1931), Soviet leader, General Secretary of the Communist Party (1985-1991), last head of state of the USSR (1988-1991)

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader, with visitors

Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader, with visitors
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here sharing a meal with two visitors, and two Chinese interpreters seated behind. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mao Zedong meeting Che Guevara

Mao Zedong meeting Che Guevara
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here meeting and greeting Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), the Argentinian Marxist revolutionary

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mao Tse Tung Chinese China Communism Communist

Mao Tse Tung Chinese China Communism Communist
mao, tse, tung, chinese, china, communism, communist, leader, zedong, 1893, 1976, chairman, meeting, greeting, western, visitors, shaking, hands, smiling, diplomacy, 1960s, east, west, history

Background imageCommunism Collection: Karl Marx with Friedrich Engels and family members

Karl Marx with Friedrich Engels and family members
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary (right)

Background imageCommunism Collection: Joe Bent, Communist Party politician in Southwark, London

Joe Bent, Communist Party politician in Southwark, London
Joe Bent (Spencer John Bent) Communist Party politician in Southwark, south-east London. Seen here outside a Polling Station, talking with a voter

Background imageCommunism Collection: Fidel Castro, President of Cuba

Fidel Castro, President of Cuba
Fidel Castro (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, b 1926), Cuban communist politician and former President of Cuba (1976-2008). Date: circa 1980s

Background imageCommunism Collection: Karl Marx, German political writer and revolutionary

Karl Marx, German political writer and revolutionary
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary. Seen here in later years with white hair and beard. Date: 1882

Background imageCommunism Collection: Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), German social scientist, writer, political theorist, philosopher, and (with Karl Marx) father of communist theory. Date: late 19th century

Background imageCommunism Collection: Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet politician

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet politician
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, serving twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and once as Premier (1930-1941). Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCommunism Collection: Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader

Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao, around the age of 40. Date: 1930s

Background imageCommunism Collection: Tom Mann, trade unionist and public speaker

Tom Mann, trade unionist and public speaker
Head and shoulders portrait photograph of Tom Mann (1856-1941), British trade unionist and popular public speaker. This photograph was presented to Nellie Rathbone. Date: early 20th century

Background imageCommunism Collection: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Soviet leader

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Soviet leader
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin (1870-1924), Communist politician and Soviet leader. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCommunism Collection: Nikita Khrushchev with Mao Zedong

Nikita Khrushchev with Mao Zedong
Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) and Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976) greet each other warmly. The USSR was giving substantial aid to China at the time. Date: 1950s

Background imageCommunism Collection: LENIN IN HEAVEN

LENIN IN HEAVEN
Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924), Lenin dies and meets Marx among the clouds, who asks whether his version of Communism was truly Marxist ?

Background imageCommunism Collection: Cartoon, L'Etat, C'Est Moi! or, History Burlesques Itself -- dictatorship of the proletariat

Cartoon, L'Etat, C'Est Moi! or, History Burlesques Itself -- dictatorship of the proletariat, showing a left-wing extremist just as detached from the common people as King Louis XVI was

Background imageCommunism Collection: Soviet Union building, Paris Expo

Soviet Union building, Paris Expo. Date: 1937

Background imageCommunism Collection: A Little Disinfectant by H. M. Bateman

A Little Disinfectant by H. M. Bateman
A speaker on a soap box, clearly with Communist leanings given the red flag, is sprayed by disinfectant, much to the delight of an assembled crowd. Date: 1932

Background imageCommunism Collection: The demonstration march 1928

The demonstration march 1928
A modest demonstration march of The force was formed from the Labour League of ex-Servicemen, known as the L.L.Ex. Their uniform was reminiscent of the Russian Red army uniform complete with a Soviet

Background imageCommunism Collection: The British Red Army at Leytonstone

The British Red Army at Leytonstone
Commandant J. Snooks, who served during the First World War as a Lieutenant, and Mrs. Campbell, the Commandant of the Womens Section

Background imageCommunism Collection: Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, lawyer and revolutionary

Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, lawyer and revolutionary
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, Russian lawyer and revolutionary, a key figure in the Russian Revolution. 1917

Background imageCommunism Collection: Leslie Thornton in the dock at a trial in Moscow, USSR

Leslie Thornton in the dock at a trial in Moscow, USSR
Leslie Thornton in the dock, at a trial in Moscow of employees of the Metropolitan Vickers Company, April 1933. They were charged with sabotage, espionage

Background imageCommunism Collection: Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Poster

Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Poster. 1951

Background imageCommunism Collection: Russian poster, We have little bread -- eat fish instead

Russian poster, We have little bread -- eat fish instead circa 1940s

Background imageCommunism Collection: JOSEF STALIN / POSTER

JOSEF STALIN / POSTER
JOSEF STALIN Soviet political leader, with Lenin, on a poster of the Spanish Association of Friends of the Soviet Union Date: 1879-1953

Background imageCommunism Collection: CHINESE CHILDREN 1951

CHINESE CHILDREN 1951
Chinese children parade with banners of their two heroes: Mao and Stalin Date: 1951

Background imageCommunism Collection: COMMUNISM / YOUNG WORKER

COMMUNISM / YOUNG WORKER
Front cover of the communist magazine " The Young Worker", featuring Karl Liebknecht, who was murdered on 15 January 1919. Date: 1924

Background imageCommunism Collection: GERMAN COMMUNISTS 1925

GERMAN COMMUNISTS 1925
Anti-religious propaganda by German Communists: " Religion is the opium of the people." Date: 1925

Background imageCommunism Collection: Boy with a spade, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia

Boy with a spade, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. He was working on a river project. Date: 1963

Background imageCommunism Collection: Boy with a wheelbarrow, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia

Boy with a wheelbarrow, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. He was working on a river project. Date: 1963

Background imageCommunism Collection: Boys and girls, supervised by a man, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in

Boys and girls, supervised by a man, taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. They were working on a river project. Date: 1963

Background imageCommunism Collection: Boys taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia

Boys taking part in a Communist Youth labour camp in former Yugoslavia. They were working on a river project. Date: 1963

Background imageCommunism Collection: DELUDED COMMUNISTS

DELUDED COMMUNISTS
Deluded Russian peasants at Vladivostok parading with banners of Lenin (left), Marx (centre) and Trotsky (right), when an uprising against Bolshevism seemed imminent. Date: early 1930s

Background imageCommunism Collection: RACIAL / RUSSIA / COMMISSAR

RACIAL / RUSSIA / COMMISSAR
A Soviet Commissar Date: 1923

Background imageCommunism Collection: POSTER : ARM WITH GUN

POSTER : ARM WITH GUN
Revolutionary poster showing a raised arm holding a rifle against a backdrop of armed revolutionaries on the steps of a building Date: 1917

Background imageCommunism Collection: DOMESTIC COMMUNISM

DOMESTIC COMMUNISM
COMMUNISM IN THE HOME The servants share the familys clothes and possessions, the ladies take part in the housework... Date: 1850



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