Was French Revolution a communist revolution?

The ideologies behind the French Revolution, namely that of equality under the law and various freedoms, that were largely secular, set the basis for the rise of Communism. Communism, by essence, is the concept of liberty and equality taken to a much grander scale to cover economic positions. read more

Was (the) French Revolution a communist revolution. Most definitely not. It was, if it is not a contradiction, a Liberal revolution. Liberty, fraternity and equality was in. Inheritted wealth and power was out. But the products of enterprise, trade and business were most definitely in. read more

But the ideology of communism was neither new nor unique. In practice as well as principle, it shares many of the characteristics of the French Revolution. Conor Cruise O’Brien’s First in Peace offers many insights into the philosophy behind the French Revolution. read more

A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution often, but not necessarily inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism, typically with socialism as an intermediate stage. read more