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People's Republic (sometimes Popular Republic) is a title that is often used by Marxist-Leninist governments to describe their state. The motivation for using this term lies in the claim that Marxist-Leninists govern in accordance with the interests of the vast majority of the people, and, as such, a Marxist-Leninist republic is a people's republic. Many of these countries also called themselves socialist states in their constitutions. Opponents of Marxism-Leninism argue that the name "people's republic" is merely used for propaganda purposes. In the West, countries governed by Marxist-Leninists are sometimes referred to as "Communist states," though they never actually used this name for themselves (see the main article on communist states for more information). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... A state is a set of institutions that possesses the exclusive legitimate authority to make the rules that govern the people in one or more societies, having internal and external sovereignty over a definite territory. ... Poplar sovereignty is the doctrine that the state is created by and subject to the will of the people, who are the source of all political power. ... Socialist state is the term used in official documents of some countries to describe their political system. ... An Australian anti-conscription propaganda poster from World War One Propaganda is a type of message aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of people. ... The term Western World or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... This article is about a form of government in which the state operates under the control of a Communist Party. ... This article is about a form of government in which the state operates under the control of a Communist Party. ...

Currently, the People's Republic of China is the only Marxist-Leninist state in the world that uses the title People's Republic, and American media may occasionally use just "People's Republic" to refer to the PRC.

Two other Marxist-Leninist states include the words People's Republic in their full names:

• Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic)
• North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

Historical examples include:

• Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (1946-1963)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1963-1992)
• Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)
• Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992)
• People's Republic of Albania (1946–1976)
• People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)
• People's Republic of Bukhara (1920–1924)
• People's Republic of Romania (1947–1965)
• People's Republic of Poland (1952–1989)
• People's Republic of South Yemen (1967–1970)
• People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
• People's Republic of the Congo (1970–1992)
• People's Republic of Mozambique (1975–1990)
• People's Republic of Angola (1975–1992)
• People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989)

Other titles commonly used by Marxist-Leninist states are "Democratic Republic" (e.g. the German Democratic Republic or the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia between 1943 and 1946), and "Socialist Republic" (e.g. the Socialist Republic of Vietnam). The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ...   Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian Macedonian Slovenian Government Federation of socialist republics Last President Stjepan Mesić Last Prime Minister Ante Marković Historical era Cold War  - Proclamation November 29 1943  - UN membership October 24, 1945  - Constitution 21 February 1974  - formation of FRY April 28 1992 Area  - July 1989 255,800... The Peoples Republic of Hungary was the name used by Hungary from 1949 to 1989 during its Communist period. ... The Peoples Republic of Mongolia (Mongolian: Бугд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс (БНМАУ)) was a communist state in central Asia which existed between 1924 and 1992 and changed to a capitalist country, Mongolia, in 1992. ... From 1945 until 1992 Albania had a Communist government. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bukharan Peoples republic flag of 1921-1923 The Bukharan Peoples Soviet Republic (Russian: Бухарская Народная Советская Республика) was a short-lived Soviet state which governed the former Emirate of Bukhara during the period immediately following the Russian Revolution from 1920-1924. ... The Soviets pressed for inclusion of Romanias heretofore negligible Communist Party in the post-war government, while non-communist political leaders were steadily eliminated from political life. ... The Peoples Republic of Poland or Polish Peoples Republic (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Communist party, officially called the Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). ... National motto: ??? Official language Arabic Capital Aden Area 287,680 km² Population  - Total (1973)  - Density 1,590,275 5. ... Kampuchea (Cambodia) Located on the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia , Kampuchea has emerged from 2 decades (10 years) of civil war & invasion from V- ietnam. ... The term Democratic Republic has formed part of several governments official names. ... Anthem: Auferstanden aus Ruinen Capital East Berlin, in spite of status as part of an occupied city Language(s) German Government Socialist state Head of State  - 1990 Sabine Bergmann-Pohl Head of Government  - 1990 Lothar de Maizière Historical era Cold War  - Established October 7 1949  - Final Settlement September 25... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... Socialist state is the term used in official documents of some countries to describe their political system. ...

However, neither of the two titles mentioned above, nor the term "People's Republic" itself, are unique to Marxist-Leninists. All three of them have also been used by a number of countries which are/were not Marxist-Leninist. The reason for this is the rather generic nature of the titles in question. Marxist-Leninists are by no means alone in claiming to be democratic, socialist or popular. Thus, at the present time, there are three People's Republics which do not subscribe to Marxism-Leninism: Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria), Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh), and Libya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). Jamahiriya (Arabic جماهيرية) is an Arabic term generally translated as state of the masses. ...

Other uses of the term

Sometimes People's Republic is used sarcastically to refer to any predominantly left-wing or liberal area, especially those cities with a large, liberal, university population. The usage probably derives from the late 1960s, when The People's Republic of Berkeley (California) was used to describe the site of the radical Free Speech Movement. Similarly, the cities of Austin, Texas, Boulder, Colorado, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Cambridge, Massachusetts are nicknamed The People's Republic of Austin, The People's Republic of Boulder, The People's Republic of Ann Arbor, and The People's Republic of Cambridge respectively, for their left-wing reputations. Attribution of the moniker is particularly prevalent in cases where a municipality represents an island of liberal politics within a more conservative, especially rural, area. Despite the derisive manner in which the term is used, some have come to adopt it, usually in an ironic manner. For example, there is a pub in Cambridge dubbed People's Republik, complete with faux-Cyrillic type on its storefront. Sarcasm is sneering, jesting, or mocking a person, situation or thing. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... The Free Speech Movement was a student protest which began in 1964 - 1965 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley under the informal leadership of student Mario Savio and others. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ... For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ...   Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... Graphic designers sometimes employ faux Cyrillic typography to give a Slavic feel to English text, by replacing Latin letters with Cyrillic letters resembling them. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ...

In the 1970s, industrial areas in the north of England were known as the People's (or Socialist) Republic of South Yorkshire." Wadham College, part of the University of Oxford has been called the "People's Republic of Wadham," as a result of its reputation for radicalism. The North of England , also the North country or simply The North, is a term which strictly refers to any part of Northern England north of a line from the Humber to the Dee estuaries. ... The Peoples Republic of South Yorkshire or The Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire, is a satirical reference to Sheffield. ... Wadham College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

The city of Cork, Ireland is often jocularly referred to as the "The People's Republic of Cork," due to its sports teams' red shirts and the people's dislike for "jackeens" (residents of the capital, Dublin City). The term was coined in 1997 [1] and The People's Republic of Cork is a popular satire website. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Cork GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Direct Democracy and Anarchy

Some anarchists use the term People's Republic as meaning any state that not only provides welfare and other public institutions, but also has little or no government. The theory is that a "truthfully named People's Republic" will be run by the people. Anarchists can refer to several things, among which: The movie Anarchists Supporters of the principles of anarchism The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes), a famous song from Léo Ferré A List of anarchists This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...