An Analysis of Communism Various forms of government have existed over the centuries, including capitalism, monarchy, socialism, dictatorship, and theocracy. Communism is a government that developed in the early twentieth century. The theory of communism is to create a government under which all people are equal. Communism has not achieved its goal of making all people equal. The leaders of communist nations showed an insatiable desire for power. They take what workers produce and return only what is needed (Orwell 10). Purges took place in communist governments under the leadership of dictators such as Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong. Under Stalin's rule "30,000 communists [were] killed in Paris" (Joseph Stalin). George Orwell narrowly escaped Stalin's purges in Spain, where "many of [his] friends were shot, and others spent a long time in prison or simply disappeared" (Orwell 5). In this purge Stalin successfully executed Trotsky, who had been a key figure in the establishment of communism in the USSR (Joseph Stalin). Communist governments are unstable ...