#RedBooksDay2021
Red Books Day celebrated internationally to mark 173 years since the publication of ‘The Communist Manifesto’
On February 21, 1948 the Manifesto of the Communist Party written by Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels was first published in the UK. The book is recognized as one of the most influential in the history of humankind and it has been translated in almost all languages in the world.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on ‘The Communist Manifesto’
As part of the international celebration of Red Books Day, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro discusses the importance of the document today and reads excerpts from the groundbreaking text
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